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Rock Camp Masterclass with Chuck Leavell – July 18

Allman Brothers Band fans need no introduction to Chuck – just say “original Jessica piano solo” and you’ll hear his name spoken with reverence. Chuck continues to have an amazing career, notably as the music director for the Rolling Stones, and playing with people who are also ABB fan favorites like Eric Clapton. This Saturday, […]

RIP Warren “Skoots” Lyndon

Warren “Skoots” Lyndon, youngest brother of Allman Brothers Band original tour manager/photographer Twiggs Lyndon, died June 1, 2020 in his hometown of Macon, GA. Skoots worked the road on numerous tours over the years for The Allman Brothers Band, as well as The Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse and Deep Purple. He was well-loved by the […]

The Brothers March 10 MSG Show to be Available as PPV via Nugs.net

“THE BROTHERS’” MARCH 10 SOLD-OUT SHOW AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE MUSIC OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND TO BE AVAILABLE ON PAY-PER VIEW VIA NUGS.NET More info and order at: https://2nu.gs/TheBrothersWebcast. Surviving members of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND will come together Tuesday, March 10 as THE BROTHERS for a sold-out, one-night-only […]

The Allman Brothers Band Mourns the Loss of Yonrico Scott

The Allman Brothers Band has lost another musical brother, the drummer extraordinaire Yonrico Scott. Yonrico was always welcome in our house and sat in more than a dozen times between 1997 and 2014. Around the Atlanta music scene forever, he became a regular musical compatriot through his work with the Derek Trucks Band. A friend […]

New ABB 50th Anniversary Merch Available

Brand new Big House Museum and Allman Brothers Band merch is now available in store and online. ABB 50th Anniversary gifts, cool tie-dye, new hats, and MUCH MORE! Visit our website or come by the museum. Don’t forget to purchase an annual membership from The Big House! It includes unlimited visits to the museum for […]

ABB First Five Albums Available on Limited Edition Color Vinyl

Announcing a collection of the Allman Brothers Band’s first five albums on limited-edition color vinyl! Grab your favorites, while supplies last. For more info and to pre-order: If you’re in the USA, click here: https://SoundOfVinyl.lnk.to/AllmanBundle If you are outside the USA, click here: https://SoundOfVinyl.lnk.to/AllmanColor

Allman Brothers Band 50th Anniversary Celebration Archives Release

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: ARCHIVES TO RELEASE FILLMORE WEST ’71; FOUR-CD SET CAPTURES BAND JUST TWO MONTHS BEFORE RECORDING SEMINAL AT FILLMORE EAST AND MASSIVE SUCCESS Preorder Now from The Big House Museum As part of the ongoing celebration of their 50th anniversary, on September 6 the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Recording Company–caretakers of […]

Support the Petition to Bring Jam On Back to Sirius XM

SiriusXM has decided to replace Jam On, a great supporter of ABB and family jam bands, with Phish Radio. We are fine with Phish Radio coming to SiriusXM, but we don’t want to lose Jam On. Please consider signing the petition at https://www.change.org/p/james-e-meyer-bring-siriusxm-jam-on-station-back-to-satellite/ to show your support for Jam On. Thanks for helping!

The ABB Mourns the Loss of Mac “Dr. John” Rebennack

Mac “Dr John” Rebennack, a true friend, fellow musical traveler and compatriot died today. The Allman Brothers Band family express their sincere sadness in his passing. Mac was truly a unique musician. He played many times with the Brothers, including March 26, 2011 at the Beacon Theatre, a night we all remember. Walk on Gilded […]

Roots Rock Revival 2019 Announced

Roots Rock Revival is back for 2019! Join Oteil Burbridge, Luther & Cody Dickinson, Jaimoe, Marco Benevento, Scott Metzger, John Medeski, Devon Allman, Duane Betts & Berry Oakley Jr. (The Allman Betts Band), Ashish “Hash” Vyas & Jeff Franca “Congo” (Thievery Corporation), Grahame Lesh & Elliott Peck (Midnight North), Johnny Vidacovich, Vaylor Trucks, Brandon “Taz” […]

The Big House Museum Book Project – Pre-Order on Kickstarter

Allman Brothers Band Memorabilia Book Available for Pre-Order In the past decade, tens of thousands of “pilgrims” have crossed the threshold of The Big House to view an amazing collection of rare and iconic memorabilia and artifacts that span the 50-year history of the Allman Brothers Band. NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, a beautiful coffee […]

The ABB Mourns the Loss of Kofi Burbridge

The Allman Brothers Band Family lost another member last night, Kofi Burbridge. Kofi a master of keyboards and flute came into the family through his brother bassist Oteil. He died in Atlanta on February 15, following complications surrounding treatment for an ongoing cardiac issue. He regularly sat in with the Brothers, over 20 times listed […]

The Allman Brothers Band Says Farewell to a Brother, Earl Francis

The Allman Brothers Band have lost another member of its’ family today. Earl Francis died peacefully in hospice overnight at a VA hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA. Earl Francis joined the family in 1989 as a lighting rigger and grew to be lighting director through 2014. Earl also worked many Gregg Allman tours as well […]

A Star is Born includes Whipping Post from At Fillmore East

The new hit movie, a remake of “A Star is Born,” includes 2:40 of Whipping Post from At Fillmore East. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are getting rave reviews for their performance in the film – check it out, and listen for the ‘Post!

Dickey Betts Hospitalized Due to Freak Accident

Update from David Spero, Dickey’s manager, on Friday 9/21/18: —————- Dickey Betts and his family want everyone to know that his surgery was a success. The outpouring of support from all over the world has been overwhelming and amazing. We are so appreciative. Thank you all so much for your wonderful thoughts and prayers. We […]

Bear’s Sonic Journals: Allman Brothers Band, Fillmore East February 1970 Released

The OWSLEY STANLEY FOUNDATION and THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND are pleased to announce the CD release of “Bear’s Sonic Journals: Allman Brothers Band, Fillmore East February 1970.” It’s available today exclusively at the Peach Music Festival, then through the OSF website on July 24, and in stores on August 10. This recording showcases an early […]

Peach Picks: Cream of the Crop 2003 – Four Disc Set Out in May 2018

PEACH PICKS: CREAM OF THE CROP 2003: FOUR-DISC SET, OUT IN MAY, FEATURES CURATED SELECTIONS FROM SIX SUMMER SHOWS **Dedicated To The Memory Of Gregg Allman** Fans of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame group THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND will be excited to hear Peach Picks: Cream Of The Crop 2003, a collection of […]

Oteil Invites You to Roots Rock Revival 2018

A MESSAGE FROM OTEIL BURBRIDGE TO THE ABB FAMILY I want to invite you to Roots Rock Revival, the summer jam band camp founded by Butch Trucks and initiated with myself along with Luther & Cody Dickinson of The North Mississippi Allstars. Now in its 6th year, this unique five-day experience has grown beyond our […]

The ABB Mourns the Loss of Floyd Miles, Long time Family Member and Brother

The Allman Brothers Band are saddened by the recent passing of our long time friend Floyd Miles. Floyd was a childhood friend of his Daytona Beach neighbors Duane and Gregg Allman. As a member of The Universals, a seminal local 60’s soul band, he was the singing drummer who schooled the Allman boys in blues, […]

Oteil Burbridge’s New Album “Water In The Desert” Coming Out in October

Oteil Burbridge new solo album Water In The Desert out on October 20, 2017 Oteil & Friends North American Tour begins October 31 CLICK TO PRE-ORDER WATER IN THE DESERT CLICK FOR TOUR INFO AND TICKETS Two-time Grammy-winning bassist Oteil Burbridge is announcing a new solo album Water In The Desert. Produced by David Ryan […]

Gregg Allman’s Final Studio Album, Southern Blood, Releases Sept 8

Rounder Records has announced the release date for Gregg Allman’s final studio album. SOUTHERN BLOOD arrives everywhere on Friday, September 8th. SOUTHERN BLOOD will be available for pre-order beginning today July 26. On August 4th, a limited edition numbered double-sided picture disc will be available at some local record shops to be announced or with […]

Gregg Allman Collector’s Edition of Relix Magazine

The August 2017 Special Collectors Issue of Relix Magazine – the legacy of Gregg Allman, features an unreleased interview with Gregg from 2003 plus exclusive content, interviews, photos and more from Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring & Jerry Garcia. This not-to-be-missed issue also features an early look at Allman’s final album, Southern […]

Paying Homage to Peach Founders Gregg & Butch

Paying Homage to Peach Founders Gregg & Butch – Initial Tribute Lineup Announced! Daily Lineup Announced, Single-Day Tickets On Sale Friday at Noon! July 21, 2017 – The initial lineup for the Peach tribute to Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks has been announced. Paying to homage to Allman Brothers Band (ABB) and Peach founders, the […]

Join Scott Sharrard & Friends in a Celebration of Gregg Allman

Scott Sharrard & Friends featuring Eric Krasno will perform the music of the Allman Brothers Band and more in celebration of Gregg Allman. A portion of proceeds will be donated to The Big House & The Allman/Lehman Endowed Scholarship of Syracuse University. $150/ticket (including open bar) at Irving Plaza, New York, NY. Wednesday July 12 […]

Peach Music Fest 2017 Final Lineup Announcement

The 2017 Peach Music Festival final lineup has been announced. The Peach Music Festival was founded by the Allman Brothers Band and this year’s festival includes an all-star tribute to ABB founders Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks. Held at Magic Mountain in Scranton, PA from August 10-13, this year’s is the sixth annual Peach. Among […]

Scott Sharrard – A Solo Acoustic Tribute for Gregg

A Solo Acoustic Tribute For Gregg, All Proceeds To Benefit The Big House Museum Date: Thursday, June 15, 2017 Place: New York, NY- Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3 Time: 7pm “The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions, a heart wrenching combination of inspiration and sorrow. It was an honor to create music […]

Col Bruce Hampton Ret.

Col. Bruce Hampton Ret. A long time friend and fellow musical explorer has left our realm. The Allman Brothers Band family have lost another fellow traveler to the time & space continuum. Bruce was there at the beginning in Piedmont Park and the Atlanta Pop Festival with us. He will be missed. Say Hello to […]

Tribute to Butch Trucks March 30 at the Ardmore in Philly

On Thursday March 30th, The Ardmore Music Hall will host a tribute concert to the late Butch Trucks, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. For one night only, extended members of the ABB family including past and present members of Les Brers, Butch Trucks & the Freight Train Band, The Gregg Allman Band, Jaimoe’s […]

Gregg Allman Cancels Tour Dates

It has been determined that Gregg will not be touring in 2017. For those of you who purchased tickets for shows in June, contact the ticket outlet from where you purchased the tickets for a refund. photo by Peter Yang

2017 Peach Music Festival Lineup Announced

The 2017 Peach Music Festival lineup has been announced, and as our friends from the UK say, it’s brilliant! Widespread Panic (2 nights), My Morning Jacket, Gov’t Mule & Friends, Joe Bonamassa, Umphrey’s McGee (2 sets), Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (2 sets), Lettuce featuring Chaka Khan, Mike Gordon, Les Brers, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Dark Star […]

Butch Trucks

Butch Trucks, a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, tragically died the night of January 24 in West Palm Beach, Florida. His wife, four children, four grandchildren and all of the Allman Brothers Band, their families and Road Crew survive Butch. The Trucks and Allman Brothers Band families request all of Butch’s friends and […]

Holiday Greetings from Gregg Allman

As 2016 comes to a close, we want to wish you and yours a very Happy Holiday Season! Thanks to all who came out to see Gregg play this year and we hope to see many more of you in 2017. Please know how much your love and support is appreciated. From our family to […]

Wanee Festival 2017 Lineup Announced – 3 Day GA and VIP Tix on Sale Now!

lineup for Wanee Festival 2017 has been announced and it’s outstanding, as always. Wanee 2017 is April 20-21-22, with a special performance on April 19, Wanee Wednesday, from Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band. The full lineup: Headliners Widespread Panic, Bob Weir & the Campfire Band, Trey Anastasio Band, Gov’t Mule, and Dark Star […]

Duane Allman Special on Premiere Radio Networks October 27

Producer Bill Levenson and Galadrielle Allman will talk “Skydog” on a Duane Allman special aired on Premiere Radio Networks satellite radio October 27. Here are the times and stations carrying this special program – hope you can tune in! TIME STATION LOCATION HOST 9:00am ET WLUP Chicago Mancow 9:10am ET WCSX Detroit Trudi & Jim […]

Duane Allman’s Daughter Discusses Limited-Edition ‘Skydog’ Vinyl Box Set

From GuitarWorld.com: Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective, Rounder Records’ 2013 box set honoring the musical legacy of the late Allman Brothers Band guitarist, was a critical and commercial success. On October 28, Rounder will offer a limited-edition vinyl version of the retrospective. Each of the 1,000 individually numbered copies will include all the music from […]

Ring in the New Year with Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band

Are you searching for a better way to ring in the New Year? Stop the presses, we have you covered! Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band are playing their very special, 2nd Annual New Year’s Eve show at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL. Fantastic music, no snow (hey, it’s Florida!), cool people and […]

Wanee Festival 2017 Dates Announced

Save the dates! 2017’s Wanee Music Festival in beautiful Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park will take place April 20, 21 and 22. And yes, there will be a Wanee Wednesday on April 19 too. Lineup and ticket info will come at a later date. Visit the Wanee Music Festival web site for more information.

The Allman Brothers Band Live from A&R Studios: Limited Edition Vinyl LP Release

Check out this awesome limited version of Live From A&R Studios on vinyl, only available via @newburycomics stores and their website. Red and black marble color and 180 gram vinyl. Less than 1,000 units available. Get yours now at Newbury Comics Live From A&R Studios: New York, August 26, 1971 was initially a radio broadcast […]

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band Announce More 2017 Dates

Sadly, these dates have been cancelled due to the passing of Butch Trucks, who the Freight Train Band misses terribly. The Freight Train rolls again! Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band continue to announce more tour dates for 2017 – from MA to FL, from NY to MO, come out and support live music! […]

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band – New Dates!

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band are heading out in July and August for a big summer tour. If you miss hearing Allman Brothers Band tunes played live, you’re in for a treat – check out this rocking band! The lineup is: Butch Trucks – Drums Berry Oakley Jr – Bass Bruce Katz – […]

Peach Music Festival Full Lineup Announced

It’s here! The full lineup for the Peach Music Festival, coming to Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA on August 11th – 14th, 2016. Headliners include Gregg Allman, Trey Anastasio Band, The String Cheese Incident. Gregg Allman & The String Cheese Incident will also perform together as “The Gregg Allman Incident,” and Gov’t Mule rounds out […]

Pre-Pitched Tent Camping Package for Roots Rock Revival

This is much more than the ultimate Allman Brothers/Jam Band experience. Whether you’re a musician or just a fan, you need to join me, Oteil Burbridge, Luther & Cody Dickinson, Bruce Katz, Colonel Bruce Hampton and Roosevelt Collier at Roots Rock Revival for the time of your life this summer. We’ve just announced a specially […]

Nine Essential Allman Brothers Band Albums Remastered

NINE ESSENTIAL ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ALBUMS REMASTERED FROM ORIGINAL ANALOG FOR REISSUE ON 180-GRAM VINYL LPS AND HD DIGITAL AUDIO New LP Editions Available Individually and in a Limited Edition 15LP Collection with Exclusive Extras in Wooden Peach Crate Los Angeles – May 24, 2016 Nine essential Allman Brothers Band albums, spanning 1969 to 1979, […]

Roots Rock Revival Concert Schedule

Roots Rock Revival Announces New Guest Artists, Pre-Pitched Tents, Live Shows and More!! In addition to the already extraordinary list of artists joining us for Roots Rock Revival, we are thrilled to announce that The Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds’ horn section and DJ Logic will also be jumping on board. The evening performances […]

Gregg Allman on NC HB2 Law and April 13 NC Show

For over 45 years, I’ve been fortunate to play music all around this country and the world. I’ve been honored to know and be friends with many different people from all walks of life. Although we, as a nation, have made progress in many areas, it’s sad and infuriating that some, in 2016, are still […]

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band is Rolling with New Tour Dates!

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band is hittin’ the road hard in 2016! Have a look at the new tour dates below, and make your plans! Butch heard from so many of you that you miss hearing Allman Brothers Band tunes played live so he put this rocking band together – and they deliver! […]

Live from A&R Studios – August 26, 1971 Remix Available for Pre-Order Now!

On August 26, 1971, the Allman Brothers Band set up in A&R Studios in NYC and played a scorching 67 minute set to a studio audience – and it was broadcast live over WPLJ-FM. It was a classic 1971-era set – Statesboro Blues, Trouble No More, Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’, Done Somebody Wrong, One Way […]

Les Brers to Play Wanee, Peach Fest, plus Two Days in Macon, GA!

Macon, GA Shows on sale Friday Feb 5 at 10AM ET. EVENT AND TICKET INFO Longtime members of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND including BUTCH TRUCKS and JAIMOE have gotten back together to form LES BRERS, a band celebrating the group’s music and legacy. The group will hit Macon, GA’s Cox Capitol Theatre March 23 and […]

Gregg Allman Headlines Laid Back Festival in 2016

Following the success of last year’s inaugural Laid Back Festival, Gregg Allman will headline an expanded series of Laid Back Festival dates in 2016: May 7 – Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA June 25 – Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel, Nashville, TN July 16 – Firstmerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL BUY […]

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band Announce New Tour Dates

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band have announced four tour dates starting the first week of February. You can find all the details at their web site. The band includes: Butch Trucks – Drums Berry Oakley Jr – Bass Bruce Katz – Keyboards Vaylor Trucks – Guitar Damon Fowler – Vocals and Guitar Heather […]

Wanee Festival 2016 Lineup Announcement

HERE IT IS! ANOTHER FANTASTIC LINE-UP FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL First Tier Advance & VIP On Sale Monday December 14th / 10AM Featuring: Widespread Panic (Fri. & Sat.) – Gregg Allman – Gov’t Mule – Les Brers (With Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones, Jack Pearson, Pat Bergeson, Bruce Katz, Lamar […]

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band – New Tour Dates!

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train band have announced six tour dates to close out 2015, and they have a new web site where you can keep up with all their latest news. The band includes: Butch Trucks – Drums Berry Oakley Jr – Bass Bruce Katz – Keyboards Vaylor Trucks – Guitar Damon Fowler […]

Allman Brothers Band’s Idlewild South, Remastered!

Allman Brothers Band’s Second Album, Idlewild South, Marks 45th Anniversary With Remastered CD, Two-CD Deluxe, Three-CD and Blu-Ray Super Deluxe Versions Deluxe/Super-Deluxe reissues Include session outtakes, alternative takes, Live at Ludlow Garage complete concert Pre-order on Hittin’ The Note Pre-order on Amazon.com Los Angeles, CA – November 10, 2015 – September 23rd marked 45 years […]

Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band – Dec 27 at Ponte Vedra Beach

Tickets on sale Friday, November 6 at 10AM ET Buy Tickets Butch Trucks and the Freight Train band will be at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL for a fantastic evening of music on December 27, 2015. The Freight Train Band features members of the extended Allman Brothers family including Berry […]

Wanee Festival 2016 Dates Announced

THE 12TH ANNUAL WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR 2016 APRIL 14 – 16 IN BEAUTIFUL SUWANEE MUSIC PARK What has now become one of the most popular Festivals in the country, THE 2016 WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL–now in its 12th year–returns once again Thursday April 14th through Saturday April 16th to the Spirit of […]

The Allman Brothers Band Classic Memorabiilia 1969-1976

The Allman Brothers Band Classic Memorabiilia 1969-1976 book, by Willie Perkins and Jack Weston, comes out on October 1, 2015! Filled with more than two hundred captioned images, this new book chronicles Weston’s collection and other items of The Allman Brothers Band memorabilia from 1969–1976. Weston and Perkins discuss in detail the various categories and […]

Inaugural Laid Back Festival at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Fantastic Music and Perfect Weather – We had a Great Time! Thanks for coming out. The inaugural Laid Back Festival at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater features world-class music curated by Gregg Allman and the best local food and drink that Long Island has to offer. We hope you can join us in 2015 for […]

Geraldine Allman: In Loving Memory

Geraldine Robbins Allman was born on July 8th, 1917 to Lizzie Williams Robbins and Simon Robbins in Nash County, North Carolina. She was their third child, born after her brother Swindel and sister Janie and before their baby brother Erskine. She was a fun-loving and outspoken child who loved to read and she excelled in […]

Roots Rock Revival Free Guest Pass with Camping Package

Roots Rock Revival – August 17-21, 2015 Join Butch Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Luther & Cody Dickinson, Bill Evans, Bruce Katz, Roosevelt Collier, Berry Oakley Jr., Vaylor Trucks and Craig Keil as they take you through an experience of a lifetime at Full Moon Resort in the heart of the “Forever Wild” Catskill Forest Preserve in […]

Butch Trucks to Sit In with Great Caesar’s Ghost August 13

On August 13, at The Stephen Talkhouse on Long Island, Amagansett, NY, Allman Brothers Band founding member and drummer, Butch Trucks, joins jam band Great Caesar’s Ghost for an evening of improvisational rock, blues, and jazz. Butch has been the “Freight Train” that has driven the rhythm section of The Allman Brothers band for the […]

NEW DATES! Butch Trucks and The Freight Train Band on Tour!

UPDATE! Photo Album from The Paramount gig – August 21, 2015: Photo Gallery Butch Trucks has put together a new band and they are lining up gigs now! Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band features Butch on drums and Berry Oakley, Jr. on bass. As most of you know, Berry was the original bass […]

Butch Trucks to Play Pre-Wanee Festival Warmup Gig in Boca Raton, FL

Butch Trucks has announced he will be playing a Pre-Wanee Festival warmup Show at The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, Florida on April 14th. Joining him will be Berry Oakley, Jr. along with some very special friends and guests. The Funky Biscuit is undoubtedly one of South Florida’s best music club venues and if you […]

Butch Trucks talks about Wanee and March without a Beacon

2014 was the last year The Allman Brothers Band headlined the Wanee Music Festival at the Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak Florida. Since that time the legendary band closed the door on a historic 45 year career, performing their final show at the Beacon Theatre in October 2014. Founding ABB member, […]

Roots Rock Revival Scholarship Contest – We Have a Winner!

Music Masters Camps and Roots Rock Revival are teaming up to offer one lucky fan the unique opportunity to win a tent camping scholarship to a Roots Rock Revival! Roots Rock Revival takes place at Full Moon Resort in the Woodstock, New York area of the Catskill Mountains from August 17-21, 2015. This is your […]

Limited Edition Release of American University 12/17/70 and At Fillmore East on Vinyl

Order The Allman Brothers Band’s live recording at the American University (12/17/70) on Peach Vinyl. Pressed for the first time on vinyl, this exclusive 180 gram 2xLP set from Newbury Comics and The Allman Brothers Band Recording Company is limited* to only 1200 pieces. Click Here to order American University 12/17/70 At Fillmore East on […]

The Peach Music Festival 2015 Dates Announced

THE PEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015 DATES ANNOUNCED! EARLY BIRD TICKETS ONSALE THIS MONDAY, 12/22! The Pavilion at Montage Mountain & Montage Mountain Water Park AUGUST 13-16, 2015 Early-Bird Tickets Go On Sale Monday, December 22nd at Noon www.ThePeachMusicFestival.com Scranton, PA (December 18, 2015) –The Peach Music Festival will return for the 4th year to The […]

Wanee Music Festival 2015 Lineup Announced

The Wanee Music Festival 2015 lineup was announced today, December 10, at 10AM. The awesome lineup includes Widespread Panic (playing Fri and Sat night), Gregg Allman, Gov’t Mule, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cheap Trick, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Butch Trucks & very special friends, The Word featuring Robert Randolph, John Medeski, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson and […]

Butch and Oteil announce the 3rd Annual Roots Rock Revival Summer Camp!!

Butch, Oteil, Bill Evans and The North Mississippi Allstars have announced their third annual Roots Rock Revival Summer Camp in the Catskill Forest Preserve near Woodstock: Jam Sessions, Master Classes, Live Performance, Gourmet Food, Comfortable Country Inn, camping and campfires! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet, collaborate, and hang out with the artists in […]

Gregg Allman to Participate in Allman/Lehman Scholarship Ceremony

From Jambands.com: Syracuse University’s Bandier Program Alumni Association will announce the Allman/Lehman Endowed Scholarship on October 20 at the Beacon Theater in New York City. The scholarship is named after Gregg Allman and manager Michael Lehman, this year’s recipient of the Bandier Program Industry Leader Award. In addition, the first-ever Young Alumni Achievement Award will […]

The Allman Brothers Band Family Mourns the Loss of Brian Farmer

The Allman Brothers Band family has just learned of the untimely death of devoted guitar technician Brian Farmer. Brian joined our family in 2001 with returning musician Warren Haynes for whom he worked with on Gov’t Mule for a number of years. Brian was a jovial, sardonic man whose talent with musical instruments and the […]

Celebrating the Songs and Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes are proud to be performing at the celebration of the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd at a special one-night only concert being held on November 12, 2014 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Gregg and Warren would like their fans to have first shot at tickets – so here’s a special […]

The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings Announced

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH 1971 LIVE ALBUM AT FILLMORE EAST EXPANDED TO SIX-CD BOX SET THE 1971 FILLMORE EAST RECORDINGS Universal Music Enterprises and Mercury Records to Release The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Band’s Historic 1971 Performances At Bill Graham’s Iconic New York City Venue Package Contains All Four Performances From the […]

Peach Music Festival Lineup Announced – Single Day Tix On Sale Friday

The lineup for the Peach Music Festival, taking place August 14-17, 2014, has been announced. Single-day tickets go on sale Friday, June 13, and are $10 off this weekend only, through Sunday, June 15. 3RD ANNUAL THE PEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL AUGUST 14-17 | 2014 The Pavilion at Montage Mountain & Montage Mountain Water Park Tickets […]

Celebrate Gregg Allman: All My Friends CD, DVD and Blu-ray Available Now

All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman captures a once-in-a-lifetime performance, honoring one of the most acclaimed and beloved icons in rock and roll history. The Best Buy-exclusive CD/Blu-ray edition of Gregg Allman’s “All My Friends” includes over 80 minutes of bonus footage, featuring The Allman Brothers Band, and is available […]

Allman Brothers Band to Release 40th Anniversary DVD

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND TO RELEASE 40TH ANNIVERSARY DVD; RECORDED MARCH 26, 2009 AT THE BEACON THEATRE, “40” CELEBRATES THE 1969 DAY THE ORIGINAL BAND FIRST PERFORMED TOGETHER; LIVE PERFORMANCES TO RESUME THIS WEEK AT WANEE FESTIVAL The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND’s annual run of shows at New York City’s Beacon Theatre is always magical, but 2009’s […]

Update on Gregg’s Health

Gregg Allman reports, “The bronchitis is pretty much gone. I feel almost 100%! I look forward to seeing the Allman Brothers Band fans at the Wanee Festival April 10-12, and I can’t wait for my first trip to Australia with my solo band to meet my down under fans.”

Four Remaining Beacon Theatre Performances Postponed

For Immediate Release THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ANNOUNCE POSTPONEMENT OF FOUR REMAINING BEACON THEATRE PERFORMANCES New York, NY (March 24, 2014) – The Allman Brothers Band announced the postponement of the remaining four Beacon Theatre performances on March 25, March 26, March 28 and March 29 as Gregg Allman recovers from bronchitis. As a result […]

Celebrate Dr. John: May 3, Saenger Theatre, New Orleans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DR. JOHN’S LEGENDARY MUSICAL INFLUENCE TO BE HONORED AT ONE-NIGHT-ONLY CONCERT EVENT ON MAY 3 AT THE SAENGER THEATRE IN NEW ORLEANS “The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac & His Music” Will Feature Performances by Widespread Panic, Gregg Allman, Mavis Staples, Allen Toussaint, Ryan Bingham, Lucinda Williams, George […]

Allman Brothers Band Gear Up For Sold-Out 14-Night Beacon Theatre Run

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND GEARING UP FOR SOLD-OUT 14-NIGHT RUN AT NEW YORK CITY’S BEACON THEATRE MARCH 7 THROUGH 29 LIVE CD AND DVD ENTER BILLBOARD CHARTS THIS WEEK ADDITIONAL 45TH ANNIVERSARY PLANS FOR 2014 INCLUDE FESTIVAL APPEARANCES AT WANEE, PEACH FEST AND LOCKN’ AS WELL AS JUST-ANNOUNCED HEADLINING APPEARANCE AT TENTH ANNUAL ‘MOUNTAIN JAM […]

Video Trailer Released for Galadrielle Allman’s Book

Random House has released a video trailer for Galadrielle Allman’s new book, “Please Be With Me: A Song For My Father Duane Allman.” VIEW THE VIDEO on Youtube Order at Hittin’ The Note Order at Amazon.com Order at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, IndieBound, or iBookstore

Please Be With Me, A Song for My Father Duane Allman

Galadrielle Allman’s memoir, PLEASE BE WITH ME(Spiegel & Grau hardcover, on-sale March 4, 2014) is a revelatory meditation on the impact of her father, the legendary guitarist Duane Allman. Not only is this THE definitive biography, with never-before-seen stories, photos, and primary source interviews, it is also a touching and beautifully written story of a […]

Wanee Festival Lineup To Be Announced Monday, Jan 20

The Wanee Music Festival takes place from April 10-12, 2014 at the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak, FL. This year’s exciting lineup will be announced Monday, January 20th. Tickets are on sale now at the festival website: WaneeFestival.com VIP tickets go on sale Monday, January 20, at 10AM.

New Two Disc Release: Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND UNVEIL CLASSIC LIVE SET ON PLAY ALL NIGHT: LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATRE 1992 New Two-Disc Collection Showcases The Legendary Band In Concert At New York City’s Beacon Theatre LIVE AT GREAT WOODS Concert Film Also Set For First-Ever Unedited DVD Release PLAY ALL NIGHT: LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATRE 1992 […]

Back to the Beacon – THE Party is On for 2014!

The Allman Brothers Band will return to the Beacon Theatre in March for a ten show run from March 7 through 22, 2014. The tradition of annual Spring shows started in 1989 and has become a highly anticipated musical event attracting fans from around the world. Show dates are listed on our Upcoming Events page, […]

Wanee Early Bird Tickets on Sale December 5-12

Early Bird special tickets for the 2014 Wanee Music Festival go on sale December 5 at 10AM through December 12 at 6PM, or until gone. They are priced at $175 plus applicable fees. There are a limited number of early bird tickets available and they usually sell out fast. The 2014 Wanee Music Festival will […]

Georgia Gives Day 2013 Supports the Big House Foundation

It’s back! This is a day dedicated to supporting your favorite non-profit! Last year, thanks to all of you, we won additional funding for receiving the most donations! Help us win again this year by supporting The Big House Foundation on November 13! All you have to do is click and pledge! It is that […]

Winner of Allman Brothers Band Cover Contest Announced

A big congratulations to Birth to Bridges, winners of the Allman Brothers Band cover song contest held in conjunction with the remastered Brothers and Sisters album release. Birth to Bridges wins an Ephiphone G-400 electric guitar for their winning cover of Midnight Rider. We’d also like to recognize Brankko Siqueira for winning the People’s Choice […]

Clapton’s 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD’s and CD’s Out November 19

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 is coming out on DVD and CD on Rhino Records on November 19, featuring performances from Clapton, the Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, and many others including Blake Mills, Buddy Guy, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Keith Richards, Keith Urban, Los Lobos, […]

The Allman Brothers Band Announces Peach Festival Set Times

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ANNOUNCE DETAILS AND SET TIMES FOR THE PEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL AUGUST 15-18 4 DAYS OF CAMPING, MUSIC AND MORE BOB WEIR & RATDOG, THE BLACK CROWES, GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS, GOV’T MULE AND RAILROAD EARTH AMONG MAIN STAGE PERFORMERS THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND have finalized the line-up and set times for […]

Galadrielle Allman Interview to Air on NPR’s World Cafe

An interview with Galadrielle Allman, Duane’s daughter, will be aired July 4th on the NPR World Cafe show during the second hour. NPR’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station and broadcast time on the NPR website. Worldwide, fans can connect to […]

New Release: Brothers and Sisters, Remastered!

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND’S CLASSIC, BEST-SELLING BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALBUM TO BE RELEASED JUNE 25 IN REMASTERED CD, VINYL FORM Deluxe Two-CD and Four-CD Sets to Include Previously Unreleased Rehearsals, Jams, Outtakes and Live Sept. 1973 Recording from Winterland LOS ANGELES, CA, May 30, 2013—When the Allman Brothers Band’s fifth album, Brothers and Sisters, was released […]

Rudolph ‘Juicy’ Carter Dies of Heart Failure

On 5/7/13 at 6:30 this morning our long time “disreptuable” friend, Rudolph ‘Juicy’ Carter died of heart failure following a long battle of declining health. He passed at the Veterans Hospital in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Carter played saxophone and was a musician by trade for some 50 years known by the nick name of “Juicy”. […]

Allman Brothers Band Announce 11th and Final Beacon Show

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ANNOUNCE 11TH AND FINAL BEACON THEATRE SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 17 SPECIAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY SHOW WILL BEGIN AT 7:00PM FANS TO RECEIVE NEW PAPERBACK EDITION OF GREGG ALLMAN’S NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING 2012 AUTOBIOGRAPHY ‘MY CROSS TO BEAR’ 11 SHOWS NOW SET FOR MARCH 1 THROUGH 17 […]

Allman Brothers Band to Release Two Vintage Recordings

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND TO RELEASE TWO VINTAGE RECORDINGS: MACON, GA 2/11/72 AND NASSAU COLISEUM 5/1/73 The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND is excited to announce the release of two high-quality vintage recordings of their early incarnations this February 12, 2013. The band–one of rock’s most iconic live acts and members of the Rock & Roll Hall of […]

Allman Brothers Band Returns to Beacon Theatre March 2013

The Allman Brothers Band will return to the Beacon Theatre in March for a ten show run from March 1 through 16, 2013. The tradition of annual Spring shows started in 1989 and has become a highly anticipated musical event attracting fans from around the world. Tickets for the Beacon Theatre shows are on sale […]

Butch and Oteil’s Roots Rock Revival Announced

Butch Trucks, Oteil Burbridge and the North Mississippi Allstars have teamed up with Full Moon Resort Music Masters Camps to present Roots Rock Revival! June 3-7, 2013 in the Catskill Forest Preserve near Woodstock: Jam sessions, Master Classes and Live Performances, Gourmet Food, Comfortable Accommodations, camping and campfires! Music Masters Camps provide a unique opportunity […]

Support the Big House during GA Gives Day

The state of Georgia is running an event called “GA Gives Day” on December 6, encouraging residents across the state to participate in a day of support for non-profits. You do not have to be a resident to make a donation. A foundation local to Macon is offering $2500 to the non-profit with the most […]

Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam 2012 is December 15

We remember when the Christmas Jam was held in a small club – now it fills the US Cellular Center in Asheville! It usually sells out but if you hurry you may still get a ticket at http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004944904E4108.

Wanee 2013 Dates Announced

Peachheads Rejoice! We have dates for the 2013 Wanee Festival in Live Oak, FL: April 18-20. Wanee is one of the highlights of the year, so mark your calendars and stay tuned for on-sale information.

Allman Brothers Band Live Concert CD’s for 2012 Tour Available

The 2012 ABB Tour is now over and it was one for the history books. From the Beacon to the Wanee Festival to the Summer Tour and the Peach Festival it was one hell-of-a-ride. The Brothers ended the year on a very high note, thrilling audiences with some of their strongest performances in Boston, Scranton […]

Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band Hits the Note – and the Road!

With the Allman Brothers Band taking a touring break, Jaimoe is taking his Jasssz Band out on the road, including a number of dates on the same bill as Gregg. If you haven’t seen Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, you’re missing a whole different side of the man, so treat yourself to a show this season. His […]

Warren Triple Play! Warren Haynes Band, Gov’t Mule, and Solo Tour Dates

We all love Warren and this Fall we have a triple-treat to enjoy — he has booked solo dates, Gov’t Mule dates, and Warren Haynes Band dates too! From San Francisco to NYC, ending up with a week in Negril, Jamaica, Warren fans have a lot of reasons to celebrate while the ABB takes a […]

Gregg to Sit In with Zac Brown Band in Nashville

Gregg will be sitting in with the Zac Brown band for two songs on Saturday night, September 22, 2012, at the Southern Ground Music and Food Festival in Nashville, TN. Should be a fun event, hope y’all can come by and enjoy it!

Gregg Adds Fall Tour Dates

With the summer tour of the Allman Brothers Band drawing to a close, Gregg has announced October tour dates with his solo band, including dates in Connecticut, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Check out the current schedule at www.greggallman.com. Fri/Dec-28 Greenville, SC Peace Center for the Performing Arts Sun/Dec-30 Mobile, AL Saenger […]

Derek and Susan tour with BB King

Derek and Susan are taking the Tedeschi Trucks Band on tour this Fall including some dates with BB King through September 5. See the Tedeschi Trucks Band tour schedule and plan your trip!

Gregg and Warren to Play Love for Levon Helm Benefit

Levon Helm to be Celebrated with “Love for Levon” on October 3, 2012 at The Izod Center Benefit Concert Will Feature a Star-Studded Lineup Including John Mayer, My Morning Jacket, Ray LaMontagne, Eric Church, Gregg Allman, Dierks Bentley, Marc Cohn, Patty Griffin, Warren Haynes, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, Jorma Kaukonen, The Levon Helm Band, Robert […]

Gregg and Zac Brown perform Midnight Rider Together

Jul 31: Check this out… Zac Brown Band just released an amazing video of Midnight Rider with Gregg Allman sitting in from their Camden show. What a moment! See Gregg with the Allman Brothers Band and the Zac Brown Band at the The Peach Music Festival on August 10-12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO2fMw7Cifg

Allman Brothers Band to Headline Bluesmasters Concert

The ABB will headline the The Bluesmasters Concert at Haymarket Park in Lincoln NE on August 31, hosted by Mick Fleetwood, with The Bluesmasters with Eric Gales and Otis Taylor, Leon Russell, and Elvin Bishop. Tickets at www.etix.com

Peach Festival Daily Lineup Announced – Single Day Tickets Available

THE PEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL HOSTED BY THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND DAILY LINE-UP ANNOUNCED SINGLE-DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE THIS FRIDAY, JULY 13 AT 10AM 3-Day Passes On Sale Now 3 Days of Camping, Multiple Stages, Music & much more PLUS MORE BANDS ADDED Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Sno Mountain Ski Area & Water Park Friday, August […]

Allman Brothers Band to headline Peach Music Festival

The Peach Festival The Peach Music Festival takes place at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA. STARRING The Allman Brothers Band (2 shows), Zac Brown Band, Warren Haynes Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, OAR, Railroad Earth, Blackberry Smoke, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Dark Star Orchestra, The Wailers, Robert Randolph and more! 3-days of music, camping and fun. Every […]

Great Caesar’s Ghost CD out with Butch as Guest Drummer

Butch sat in with Great Caesar’s Ghost for a show last year and a double CD of it is out now — not many bands who play ABB and GD covers get to have a member of the ABB join them for a whole show — have a listen and see why they got the […]

ABB to headline Allgood Music Festival

The Allman Brothers Band will headline the All Good Festival in Thornville, OH at historic Legend Valley on July 21, 2012. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 24, at noon. Click here for the full scoop.

Videos from the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Ceremony

February 11, 2012 was an important day in Allman Brothers Band history as NARAS awarded the Brothers with Lifetime Achievement Grammy at the Special Merits Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, CA. In attendance to receive the award, were 10 of 11 of the awardees, including founding members Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, & Jaimoe as well […]

Allman Brothers Band receive Lifetime Achievement Award

The Recording Academy has honored the Allman Brothers Band with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be acknowledged at the 54th GRAMMY telecast. A big congratulations to the band – what an honor! Full story here

New CD from Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band

Dec 14: New CD from Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band cut a great studio CD and it’s out in time for the holidays – titled “Renaissance Man” it features Junior Mack on vocals and the band hittin’ the note on “Rainy Night in Georgia,” “Leavin’ Trunk,” “Melissa,” and seven originals. Available at http://www.hittinthenote.com/cart/p-1364-jaimoes-jasssz-bandbrrenaissance-manbrnew-cd.aspx.

Tune in to Hep C

What a Show! The one-night only benefit concert at the Beacon for the Tune In to Hep C campaign is now history, but what a night! Also broadcast live on XM Radio, The Allman Brothers Band was joined by a stellar list of special guests including, in order of their appearance, Natalie Cole, Danny Louis, […]

Butch has a Blog!

Butch has a Blog! Click over to The World According to Butch Trucks and enjoy Butch’s straight talk on music, politics, current events, philosophy and literature. In his first thought-provoking post Butch provides insights on growing up, religion, his time at FSU and current politics. Butch’s writings are sure to challenge your thinking — have […]

Gregg Allman releases Low Country Blues, first new CD in 13 years

Gregg’s first solo album in 13 years, Low Country Blues, is winning new fans and wowing seasoned ones the world over! “I’ve got my hand over my heart,” Gregg Allman says of his extraordinary new album, “and if it’s a hit there, it’s a hit.” Low Country Blues marks the legendary Rock & Roll Hall […]

Tedeschi Trucks Band releases new CD, Revelator

Derek and Susan fans rejoice! The Tedeschi Trucks Band has released their first CD, Revelator. From Amazon.com: Revelator is the long-awaited, song-oriented debut album by the husband-wife team of singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks. Filled with smoky, blues-dipped rockers and heart-stilling ballads that show off, respectively, the gutsier and softer side of Tedeschi’s […]

Warren Haynes releases Man in Motion

Warren’s hot new album, Man in Motion, is out! From Amazon.com, “Warren Haynes continues to be one of the most lauded straight-ahead rock lead guitarists performing today. But with his latest album his superior vocals are also at the forefront. Haynes’ bold and emotive delivery, shimmering with his smoky vibrato is not to be missed. […]

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND CELEBRATES THEIR 200TH SHOW AT THE BEACON THEATRE

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND CELEBRATES THEIR 200TH SHOW AT THE BEACON THEATRE MSG ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND WITH CEREMONIAL KEYS TO THE VENUE TO COMMEMORATE THE RECORD-BREAKING 200th SHOW March 23, 2011 (New York, NY) – MSG Entertainment announced today that The Allman Brothers Band will perform their 200thshow at The Beacon Theatre […]

FIllmore East at the Beacn

By Bob Lefsetz “Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low”… If you went to college in the early seventies, you know these words by heart. It’s Gregg Allman’s opening line from the finest concert album of all time, “Live At Fillmore East”. And last night, the band performed that album from start to finish, […]

Sweet River ABB United Palace NYC Set Lists And Stats 2010

My Friends, this is it… The 2010 Allman Brothers Band New York City Run. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND UNITED PALACE THEATER, NEW YORK CITY 2010 March 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 2010 The Road Goes On Forever Gregg Allman Butch Trucks Jaimoe Warren Haynes Marc Quinones Oteil Burbridge Derek Trucks The Sweet […]

Allman Brothers Band’s Macon Show Sells Out in Minutes

By: Dan Maley For: Macon.com The Allman Brothers Band’s April 23 concert at the Macon City Auditorium sold out Saturday in three minutes, according to Macon Centreplex box office manager David Smith. Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. About 50 people lined up at the Centreplex box office Saturday morning, Smith said. Four or […]

The Beacon is Booked, so the ABB Will Move

By: Dave Itzkoff For: The New York Times No rock ’n’ roll tradition lasts forever. Bob Dylan plugged in his guitar. Kiss (temporarily) washed off its face paint. And now the Allman Brothers Band is leaving the Beacon Theater. On Tuesday night the Allman band, whose annual routine of residencies at that Upper West Side […]

Allman Brothers Band Movin’ on U.P. to the United Palace

In what has become a rite of passage and annual destination for fans of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, the iconic and revered group will return to New York City in March 2010 for a lengthy residency beginning March 11, with eight shows confirmed (March 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20), just as they […]

The Sweet River ABB Beacon Set Lists and Stats 2009

Allman Brothers Band 40th Anniversary Beacon Shows My Friends, Here it is… The Sweet River 2009 ABB Beacon Set Lists and Stats. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed compiling the lists for you. Ya’ll truly are a great bunch! All I ask in return is this: If you run into […]

A Tradition for 20 Years: Allman Band at the Beacon

By: Alan Light For: The New York Times Michael Springer’s vacation starts on Monday. As usual, though, he won’t be traveling far from his home in Valley Stream, Long Island. For most of the next three weeks, he and his wife will be spending their evenings in Manhattan, taking part in one of the city’s […]

Moogis Comes Alive!

Five years ago Butch Trucks had a vision of how the Internet could bring the live concert experience into people’s homes around the world, expanding the audience of a live concert to many thousands of music-loving fans. But this would be more than just another streaming video service that didn’t care about the content itself […]

Gregg Allman Says Special Stuff is Planned at the Beacon

By: Ross Cat For: Best of NY Concert Preview: GREGG ALLMAN & Friends SENECA ALLEGANY CASINO Saturday January 10th MIDNIGHT RIDER…..As the clock struck twelve on New Year’ s Eve it marked the 40th anniversary of the immortal mythology of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND. Florida bred Southern kin GREGG and DUANE ALLMAN fused the Jam […]

Allman Brothers Band Full of Surprises

By: Lawrence Specker For: Everything Alabama Gregg Allman gave a quick deep chuckle, when asked how many generations of people he sees in the crowd at an appearance by the Allman Brothers Band. “Probably three,” he said. “We see these old hippies (that are) bald-headed on top, but around the sides’ll be all real long, […]

Gregg Allman Has Still Got It

By: Sean Douglas For: The Pensacola News Journal Ticket to see the Allman Brothers Band with Phil Lesh & Friends: $26 to $56, plus service charges. Watching two rock masters perform the same night: PRICELESS. Allman Brothers Band frontman Gregg Allman didn’t hesitate when asked what fans could expect during the band’s Wednesday show at […]

Allman Brothers Band To Receive Billboard Legend Of Live Award

Allman Brothers Band To Receive Billboard Legend Of Live Award Oct. 2, 2008 Billboard Staff The Allman Brothers Band will receive the prestigious Legend Of Live award at the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards, set for Nov. 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The Legend Of Live award recognizes a touring professional who has […]

The Allman Brothers Band Returns to the Creek

By: David Menconi For: The News & Observer Raleigh’s big outdoor concert venue has had three different names over the years, including its current incarnation as Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek. But there’s been one constant in its history: Allman Brothers are the only act to play there every season since it […]

Allman Brothers Band To Receive Billboard Legend Of Live Award

Oct. 2, 2008 Billboard Staff The Allman Brothers Band will receive the prestigious Legend Of Live award at the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards, set for Nov. 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The Legend Of Live award recognizes a touring professional who has had a significant and lasting impact on the concert industry. […]

The Allman Brothers Band Breaks Box Office Record

TOURING NEWS Posted: August 19, 2008 BETHEL, NY (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Southern rock legends, The Allman Brothers Band made their triumphant return to the road with record-breaking walk-up ticket sales at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Tuesday, August 12th. Gregg Allman and the band took the stage for the first time since late […]

The Allman Brothers Band is Doing Fantastic

By: Timothy Flynn For: The Flint Journal As bass player in the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge has never found it difficult to keep busy. The prolific musician, who joined the group in 1997, is also a founding member of jazz-rockers Aquarium Rescue Unit and Oteil and the Peacemakers. But while Burbridge enjoyed the musical […]

Allman Brothers Band Tight and Crisp

By: John Luciew For: PennLive Gregg Allman proves that youth is wasted on the young. The gray-bearded leader of the Allman Brothers Band survived a drug- and drink-fueled misspent youth and more recently battled back from a yearlong convalescence from complications of hepatitis C. Yet, there he was, robust as ever at 60, surrounded by […]

Allmans, RatDog a dandy duo at CMAC

By: Jeff Sevak For: The Democrat and Chronicle If the Allman Brothers Band would come out some night and simply play Live at Fillmore East from start to finish, that’s all many of their fans would need. If RatDog would come out and simply play the Grateful Dead, that’s all the fans of the Dead’s […]

Allmans come out smokin’

By: Neil Kirby For: The Saratogan Nearly 40 years after the Allman Brothers’ first performance in Jacksonville, Fla., some might wonder if the legendary jam band has, like other artists famous for pushing the proverbial envelope in the late ’60s and early ’70s, gone by the way of carin.’ Today, the band sounds like an […]

Allman Brothers are still the real deal

By: Ryan Alan For: Fosters When publicists for the Allman Brothers Band suggest the storied group still plays like they have something to prove, it is not intended as mere press bio flourish. That’s because it is the truth, said Warren Haynes, a veteran member of the beloved Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, […]

Allman Brothers Band Jams

By: Peter Noll For: The Sun Chronicle When describing an Allman Brothers show, it may be just as useful to start by describing what you won’t get. You won’t get a steady stream of decades-old hits, sure to please casual fans looking for a blast of nostalgia. That may be a winning formula for many […]

Still ramblin’

By: John Ferguson For: LancasterOnline The same day Dickey Betts left the Allman Brothers Band, his former bandmates dropped his most popular song, “Ramblin’ Man,” from their repertoire — permanently. It wasn’t animosity that moved them to ax the tune from their set lists; it was monotony. “As soon as Dickey left, we never did […]

Allman Brothers: Music That Lasts

By: Leah Igdalsky For: The Courant The average song lasts about four minutes. This is not the case for tunes by Bob Weir & Ratdog or the Allman Brothers Band. Wednesday night at the Dodge Music Center in Hartford, most songs spanned 10 minutes or more. Weir, the singer and guitarist of Grateful Dead fame, […]

Allman Brothers Band Planning Star-Studded 40th

By: Gary Graff For: Billboard The Allman Brothers Band is planning to use next year’s engagement at New York’s Beacon Theatre as the focal point for the group’s 40th anniversary celebration. “We’re planning a big one, man, a real big one,” Gregg Allman tells Billboard.com. “We’re trying to get all the people we know that […]

Allman Brothers’ new intensity onstage Friday at CMAC

By: Jeff SPevak For: The Democrat and Chronicle OK, it looks as though John Mayer’s not gonna call, despite the fact that I really want to talk to him about this breakup with Jennifer Aniston that I’ve been reading about. And discuss the photos of him in a hot tub with cool-looking women — no […]

Allman Brothers’ musicianship thrills – as always

By: Pete Colaizzo For: The Poughkeepsie Journal As my wife and I walked into the beautiful Bethel Woods Center for the Arts for Tuesday night’s Allman Brothers Band show, we were greeted with an unexpected sun shower. The downpour left us scurrying for cover for a few minutes. After the rain quickly passed, there was […]

Allman Brothers Band Hits the Road Again

By: Alan Sculley For: The Eagle Tribune The Allman Brothers Band has reconvened for a short summer tour that essentially marks the 40th anniversary of the group many people credit with inventing Southern rock. They have no special plans to commemorate the milestone, however, said bassist Oteil Burbridge in an interview in advance of their […]

Allman Brothers Band Spreads Sweet Jam

By: Tom Kielty For: The Boston Herald Fans at Mansfield’s Comcast Center knew what they were in for Saturday during a double bill featuring the rejuvenated Allman Brothers Band and Grateful Dead alum Bob Weir’s Ratdog. Attendees were happily submerged in a vat containing four hours of jam and most of the near-capacity crowd left […]

Reality Overpowers Myth

By: Dan Wilcock For The Troy Record Allman Brothers bass player Oteil Burbridge was six years old when he first heard the Allman Brothers do “Whippin’ Post.” In a phoned interview last week, I tried to explain to him how unusual the band was even in 1971. Because Duane Allman introduced slide guitar to a […]

Allman Overcame Illness to Continue Playing

By: Mike Kerwick For: North Jersey.com There is an eatery near Gregg Allman’s home in Savannah where the owners specialize in salad. The place serves “110 different kinds of salads,” according to its newest regular, offering everything from hot chicken wings over lettuce to classic vegetarian entrees. “I love to go there instead of worrying,” […]

My Brother, Bill Ector

In the mid-1980s I became obsessed with locating all things related to Duane Allman and began an organized and relentless search for information, recordings, and video. It was during this time that I first discovered fellow travelers Kirk West and Bill Ector and spoke to them by phone. I first met Kirk at the 1986 […]

One Drummer Honors Another

By: Chuck Obuchowski For: The Hartford Courant The Allman Brothers Band is regarded as one of the seminal purveyors of so-called Southern rock. Macon, Ga., has long been home base for the ABB; many of the group’s most highly regarded recordings were made there. So how did one of their founding members come to reside […]

Wanee Festival 2008 Returns to Spirit of Suwannee Music Park

Fourth Annual Live Music Festival Announces Lineup, Dates, Ticket On-sale Information and Updates Update: The Wanee Festival will be going on as scheduled. Gov’t Mule will be closing the Peach Stage Friday night with a full 2 ½ hour concert set and JUST ANNOUNCED the Saturday night Peach Stage will be closed by the WANEE […]

Steve Massarsky

The Allman Brothers Band has lost another member of its family. It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of our second manager, Steve Massarsky who succumbed to his long battle with Cancer. Steve was originally a lawyer who worked on the “American Indian Foundation” that the ABB sponsored. He subsequently went on […]

Allman Brothers Band – Nothing Short of a Stupendous Experience

Allman Brothers Band Rosemont Theatre August 29, 2007 By: Anthony Kuzminski For years I have heard about the lore of the legendary Allman Brothers Band and their concerts. Those who speak of the shows do so in a mystical manner and I can’t even express how poetic these people feel about this band, their music […]

The Allman Brothers Band is over the Moon

By: Jeff Miers For: The Buffalo News It’s such a privilege, sometimes, to go to a show such as Sunday’s and then be able to write about it. Musicians as good as those gathered on stage at Darien Lake for the Rat- Dog/Allmans gig are an absolute pleasure to watch and listen to. When they […]

Spontaneous, Unpredictable ABB Have a Vast Repertoire

By: Scott Mervis For: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh doesn’t have its own summer jam-band festival where hippies young and old can congregate, like All Good or JerryFest. Instead, we skimmed the cream off the top with a pair of artists who invented the genre: the Allman Brothers Band and Bob Weir & Ratdog. If Jerry […]

Allman Brothers Band Stunning and Immensely Inspired

By: Chris Cooper For: The Smoky Mountain News So, answer me this: how many people, artists especially, can maintain a vital career for 38 years and counting? Musically speaking, how many of them could possibly continue performing material from their first few albums and still manage to find new places to go with it, new […]

Warren Haynes Scored NASCAR Special Airs On ABC 8/15

“NASCAR in Primetime: Life in the Fastlane” begins airing on ABC Wednesday August 15th at 9PM. Earlier this year, Warren Haynes scored and performed the score for this in depth look at NASCAR in America. ABC News was granted exclusive and unprecedented access into the world of NASCAR, and has created what is sure to […]

No One Can Touch The Allman Brothers Band

By: Robert Burke For: Blog Critics Last week in Charlotte, NC was they hottest week I’ve encountered since I moved here over 5 years ago. In fact, the August 8th temperature of 104 degrees tied the all time record for the hottest day the city has ever seen. Unfortunately for the Drive-By Truckers and The […]

Review: ABB at 2007 New Orleans Heritage & Jazz Festival

By: C. Michael Bailey For: All About Jazz The Allman Brothers Band 2007 New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival Munck Music 2007 In the past decade, the Allman Brothers Band has evolved into a finely tuned cohesive unit that specializes in improvisational rock music. Colloquially, the Allmans, like Little Feat, Wide Spread Panic, and the […]

Watch the Magic Happen with the Allman Brothers Band

By: Scott Tady For: The Beaver County Times If you thought the Allman Brothers Band sounded better than usual last year at P-G Pavilion, well, guitarist Derek Trucks won’t argue. “We’ve had a real good run the last two years,” Trucks said. “After a lot of personnel changes and fluctuations, we’ve settled into something really […]

Haynes His Way

By: Jeff Gottlieb For: The Boston Herald Duane Allman will live forever. Never mind the fact that the Allman Brothers Band guitarist died 35 years ago. As Southern rock’s most-storied axeman and the definitive Allman Brothers guitarist, Duane has transcended mortality. This has complicated things for Warren Haynes. When the Allman Brothers Band re-formed in […]

Derek Trucks Interview With Gibson Backstage Pass

By: Sean McDevitt For: Gibson Backstage Pass At the recent Crossroads Guitar Festival in suburban Chicago, phenom guitarist Derek Trucks floored the sold-out audience with stinging slide runs on his ubiquitous Gibson Custom Shop SG ’61 Reissue, which bears autographs from a number of artists with whom he’s crossed paths during his brief but booming […]

Farm Aid Sets New York City Lineup

By: David Bauder AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK — There’s something to be said for consistency – go to Farm Aid and you see John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews. For this year’s inaugural show in New York, they’ll be joined by Counting Crows, the Allman Brothers Band, Montgomery Gentry and the […]

Allman Brothers Band for the Next Generation

By: Jeb Gottlieb For: The Boston Herald It’s not what Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes can do, it’s what they can do together. At last night’s Allman Brothers Band show at Bank of America Pavilion, the two guitar phenoms parlayed their telepathic chemistry into a series of Homeric jams that came close to rivaling the […]

SPAC Savors the Allman Brothers Band

By: Mike Curtin For: The Post Star SARATOGA SPRINGS – As the Saratoga Performing Arts Center enters its fifth decade of pop music presentations, the Allman Brothers Band has become its most regular, and maybe most welcome, visitors. Not Santana, not Steve Miller, not even Chicago has played the Saratoga Springs park with such unerring […]

Allman Brothers Band Takes Crowd to Guitar Heaven

By: David Malachowski For: The Times Union SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Allman Brothers Band has been coming to Saratoga Springs since 1971, when it played a free outdoor concert at Skidmore College that was a musical epiphany for many. This show wasn’t free, but it was worth every penny. From the first note stuck, to […]

Conversation with Oteil Burbrdige

By: Doug Collette For: State of Mind Music Is there a more ebullient modest musician on the planet than Oteil Burbridge? When he was reminded that this year is his tenth anniversary with The Allman Brothers Band, he chortled and almost never stopped throughout the conversation…at least when he discussed his role in the mythic […]

ABB at Newport is Hot!

By: Rick Massimo For The Providence Journal There’s nothing like the real thing. Yesterday was hippie-rock day at the Dunkin’ Donuts Newport Folk Festival, and while bands such as Assembly of Dust, The John Butler Trio and The North Mississippi All-Stars all had their strong points, when their spiritual forefathers The Allman Brothers Band came […]

SPAC welcomes aristocrats of southern rock

By: Mike Curtin For: The Post Star Sunday, Saratoga Performing Arts Center hosts an evening of southern blues, rock and soul, headlined by perennial SPAC favorites the Allman Brothers Band. For nearly 40 years, the Allmans have remained among America’s most revered musical institutions, despite the deaths of key members, the debilitating effects of drugs […]

Benefit concert set at Piedmont Park

By: David Pendered For: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 05/30/07 The Dave Matthews Band and Allman Brothers Band have scheduled a benefit concert for up to 50,000 people Sept. 8 in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park to raise money for the park’s planned expansion, and organizers are hoping people will leave their cars at home. The event […]

10 Things Y’ Gotta Do to Play Like Duane Allman

By: Jesse Gress For: Guitar Player April 2007 After acquiring and eventually wearing out his first motorcycle, young Duane Allman became infatuated with his younger brother Gregg’s latest acquisition—a Silvertone acoustic guitar that would soon become a source of incessant squabbling between the two siblings. The situation wasn’t resolved until Duane traded a bag of […]

May Their Road Go On Forever

By: David Fricke For: Rolling Stone The Allman Brothers Band opened their April 7th show at New York’s Beacon Theater — the fourteenth and next-to-last night of the 2007 edition of their annual spring residency here — with a brilliant surprise: Dr. John’s acid-voodoo crawl “I Walk on Gilded Splinters.” Behind the organ, Gregg Allman […]

New York City Embaces the Allman Brothers Band

By: Mike Kerwick South of Savannah, a few miles from his home in Richmond Hill, Ga., Gregg Allman loves cruising around on his motorcycle at a relaxed 55 mph. Oak trees line the roads. Occasionally the sun peeks through the trees. “Suddenly any aches and pains you’ve got are gone,” Allman said during a recent […]

Creative Juices Will Flow with the ABB at the Beacon

From: AllAboutJazz Demand for tickets to The Allman Brothers’ shows at The Beacon is reaching critical mass. And it’s little wonder, since the band’s 2003 appearances at the off-Broadway theatre completed a collective reinvention of themselves that drew equal amounts of mainstream recognition and artistic fulfillment. But, as so often happens, creative peaks are difficult […]

The 1974 Knebworth Commemorative Set

Henrietta Bannister forwarded us a lovely surprise – a box set commemorating the 1974 festival in Knebworth, England. This special 1974 Knebworth set commemorates the very first Knebworth festival, headlined by the Allman Brothers Band. This was the festival that helped make Knebworth the legend it became. The set has been produced in a limited […]

Seven Turns Studio Session

By: Robert MacNeil I was fortunate enough to be friends with Tom Dowd before he passed on and he gave me one of the highlights of my life. In April 1990, he called me up one night in Miami and asked if I was busy that evening. I said “No, what’s up, Tom”? He asked […]

Allman bassist brings eclectic tastes to classic rock band

By: Jon Dawson For: The Kinston Free Press Oteil Burbridge has played bass in The Allman Brothers Band going on a decade now, and he also has his own band, Oteil & The Peacemakers, which will be opening The Allman Brothers show at Raleigh’s Altell Pavilion on Saturday night. Burbridge talked with Free Press interviewer […]

Allman Brothers Band scorches stage in Warner Theatre return

By: Dave Richards For: The Times News Rows of classic cars lined downtown Erie for Buggin’ State night on Friday. Inside the Warner Theatre, classic rock of epic proportions unfolded courtesy of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, who did their mighty best to rename the evening Jammin’ State. Before a smaller-than-expected yet boisterous crowd of […]

Total Bliss, Total Paradise

BY KEVIN O’HARE c.2006 Newhouse News Service Gregg Allman was just a young man when he wrote “Midnight Rider,” a song that still stands as one of his signature tunes decades later, thanks in part to a phrase that’s helped define his career: “The road goes on forever.” For Allman, 58, lead singer, keyboardist and […]

Hey 19 – The Solomon’s Marine Museum Show

The Solomon’s show despite inclement weather was spectacular. The Allman Bros at Calvert Marine Museum July 2 was an awesome concert. We had seen them at Merryweather in the ’80’s and they were good but this concert was epic. Several songs into the concert a hellacious thunderstorm blew through. It brought back memories of my […]

Macon Birthday Memories

Saturday night in Macon was a very special night. It was the night that the city of Macon, and many of her own, thanked one of her hardist working and most beloved citizens. A pessimist might say, “a good deed never goes unpunished,” but last weekend, in a room full of smiling optimists, Gregg Allman […]

On the road with Butch Trucks and the Allman Brothers Band

By Thom Smith For: Cox News Service Monday, July 24, 2006 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Columnist’s confession: I’ve always felt a kinship with the Allman Brothers Band, which has roots in Macon, Ga., where I was born. When I heard Duane Allman had died in 1971, after his motorcycle hit a truck, I could […]

Johnny Jenkins dies at age 67

By: Liz Fabian For: The Macon Telegraph A local R&B legend who gave Otis Redding Sr. his first break, guitarist Johnny Jenkins, died Sunday night at Coliseum Medical Centers after suffering a recent stroke. Jenkins, 67, always claimed to have “taught Otis how to sing,” said Georgia Beckles of her friend. “He was a very […]

Allman Brothers hit stratospheric excellence

By Jeff Miers Buffalo News Pop Music Critic 6/24/2006 NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. – For nearly 40 years, the Allman Brothers Band has been preaching the gospel of the blues but treating the music as if it were jazz. The result has been some of the highest level of dynamic interplay, solo and group improvisation, and […]

Out With a Bang!

By Mike O’Neal For: The Chattanooga Times Free Press For many Riverbend 2006 festivalgoers, organizers saved the best for last. Not only did Southern rock legend The Allman Brothers Band headline closing night, they were followed by Chattanooga’s biggest annual fireworks show. “We came to see the Derek Trucks Band — they say he’s the […]

Simply Put: Allman Brothers Band is Amazing

By: M. Trevor Higgins For: The Chattanooga Times Free Press Simply put: The Allman Brothers were amazing. I’ve underestimated Warren Haynes for way too long, and Derek Trucks, at the age of 26, is a man among boys. The crowd was also treated to super-groovy psychedlic effects on the video screen. Derek’s playing made my […]

Allman Joy – Preview: ABB at Riverbend in Cincy June 17

By: Barry Courter Associate Features Editor For: The Times Free Press As far as gigs go, Derek Trucks has a good one working tonight. The 26-year-old guitarist will perform with his band, The Derek Trucks Band, on the Covista Stage at Riverbend tonight at 7:45 and then will make the short trek over to the […]

Allman counts his blessings – fans of all ages

Friday, June 16, 2006 Gary Graff Special to The Cleveland Plain Dealer The Allman Brothers Band sang about going down to the whipping post in 1969, and they’ve rarely gotten off it since. Except for a split between 1982 and 1989, the original Southern rockers have remained a hard-touring and hard-playing entity, overcoming the deaths […]

ABB Tour Mystic Kirk West, From Songwriters to Soundmen

ABB Tour Mystic Kirk West, From Songwriters to Soundmen, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH- 5/17 John Patrick Gatta For: JamBands.com 2006-06-02 Wearing a paisley-patterned shirt and comfortable barley-colored jeans, Kirk West walked on to the Rock Hall’s Fourth Floor Theater stage as part of the Rock Hall’s “From Songwriters to […]

My WANEE 2006 EXPERIENCE/JOURNEY!

By: Krishna Cecil What a WANEE 2006!! I didn’t think that it could’ve topped last year’s WANEE festival,but I was wrong! First of all,if you haven’t been to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak,Florida….then go as fast as you can!(Your spirit will thank you for it!) There is something beautiful about […]

HAMMOND, RANDOLPH, HOLLOWAY HELP THE ABB FILL SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT

By: Josh Chasin It is Saturday night, March 25, and the boys aim to please. “Mountain Jam” kicks in right out of the box; no extended noodling, no long slow climb, just right into it. Derek goes right for the theme lick, then backs off, freestyles a short bit, then he, Warren and the band […]

The Highs Of March – The Allman Brothers Band At The Beacon Theater

By: David Schultz For: Earvolution.com Many venerable traditions accompany the annual arrival of springtime in New York. Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, the St. Patrick’s Day parade and the finals of the “We’re 66” N.I.T. Tournament will turn even the most oblivious minds towards thoughts of warm weather and the end of winter. Although not […]

Allmans Going Above & Beyond At Beacon Run

By: Wes Orshoski For: Billboard March 23, 2006 While fans of the Allman Brothers Band have long treasured its annual residency at New York’s Beacon Theatre, they might remember this year’s stand as the best yet. Since opening the 14-night stand on March 9 with an appearance by longtime Howlin’ Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin, the […]

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ROCK, SOUL, RHYTHM AND BLUES REVUE

By: Josh Chasin Purdie, Dupree, Jemmott, Gregg Allman horns, Mike Mattison, Susan Tedeschi… these are the ingredients in a recipe for soul. Things can happen on Monday nights. The weekend pressure is off, and the band is following an off night. For years I’ve made sure to catch at least one Monday night gig. “No […]

THE MIDDLE SATURDAY: NOTHING SPECIAL, JUST PURE BLUESY GREATNESS

By: Josh Chasin Brian Stoltz joins for “Same Thing;” Band hits the note all night long on classics and blues What makes some shows turn out to be special? Sometimes it’s the setlist, sometimes it’s the guests. But other times… what is it? Did Jaimoe eat a good breakfast? Did Warren put on an old […]

ROBBEN FORD HELPS BROTHERS USHER IN WEEKEND 2

By: Josh Chasin Solid, bluesy outing; “End of the Line” and “Old Before My Time” make first appearances Thursday night is a solid show, the band seemingly laying the groundwork for the big middle weekend. Overall, a very “song-oriented” evening… “Done Somebody Wrong” starts with just a hard stop-time riff; Warren plays a lingering lead […]

ABB Beacon Review 03/0-9/2006

By: Josh Chasin ALLMAN BROTHERS OPEN WITH SOLID PERFORMANCE; HUBERT SUMLIN GUESTS, RE-WORKED “THE WEIGHT” IS DEBUTED But “group telepathy” thing still not quite there…yet. Opening night of the Beacon run is always exciting. Tonight’s show, as a perusal of the setlist might reveal, is more of a grounded, earthbound show, bluesy, workman-like, gritty, down […]

Big House documentary: “Please Call Home”

Documentary about the Big House will revisit heyday of Allman Brothers Band By Maggie Large TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER 5 February 2006 – Macon Telegraph Don’t call it an Allman Brothers Band documentary. “Please Call Home,” the working title for a feature-length documentary film about the Big House, focuses on the band’s Macon roots. But there’s […]

Remeber This On Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day will no longer exist for me. My Valentines of 26 years is no longer by my side. My daughter and I swap silence in this old, musty home. The desire to clean is non-existant and I know I will never cook breakfast again. Movies are nothing now and late night discussions are of […]

Randall Bramblett…Macon Music The Old Fashioned Way

Randall Bramblett and the band are busy Macon music the old fashioned way, and were in Macon at the 550 Blues doing just that last weekend. The celebrities in the audience added to the buzz, and Bramblett was brilliant. Ah…Macon, GA…brilliant music, marvelous people, a city that historically demands the best from musicians, and…Did I […]

Lord, he was born a managin’ man

By: Jill Gosche For the Advertiser-Tribune Bert Holman has exceeded his expectations for his life. As the manager of the Allman Brothers Band, he said he already has the job he would want. “I live and breathe the Allman Brothers Band,” he said. “The Allman Brothers experience has been tremendous for me.” Holman spoke about […]

Greg Potter Digs Retirement

By: Susan Larson For: The Gwinnett Daily Post Life gets nifty after 50, especially when you can spend the rest of your life being the president of the Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association. That’s how it is for Greg Potter of Lilburn. Potter worked for years as a landscaper and even taught courses at Gwinnett […]

Eat A Peach album art was heavenly

By:Ty Burr For: The Boston Globe So double albums are making a comeback? Big deal. They’re still CDs, and they’re still packaged in a case the size of a cocktail napkin. Massive pop ambition isn’t something you should be able to hold in one hand. The double albums of the vinyl era — and their […]

Allman Brothers head back to New York‘s Beacon

By: Ray Waddell For: Billboard Like the mushrooms of spring, the Allman Brothers Band has popped up in New York each March for a sold-out run of dates at the 2,894-capacity Beacon Theater. The Allmans‘ Beacon gigs have evolved into one of the more truly special artist/venue relationships in the business. The shows hark back […]

Morse coda

By: Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan For The Boston Globe For years, concert promoter Don Law suffered the slings and arrows of Steve Morse, the Globe rock critic who just retired after 31 years. Monday, Law got a measure of revenge, playfully skewering our man Morse at a party that was equal parts roast and […]

A Train Like No Other

By: TanDan January 6, 2006 There is a train that exists that has no schedule. It is never late and always has room for one more passenger, no matter how full. It is not the ‘Peace Train’, nor ‘The City of New Orleans’. This train has no name and it’s track goes around the globe. […]

Allman Brothers Band Plans 13 March Madness Shows

By: Barry A. Jeckell For: Billboard The Allman Brothers Band will continue a long-standing tradition with a 13-show residency at New York’s Beacon Theatre in March. Tickets for shows March 9-11, 13-14, 16-18, 20-21 and 23-25 will go on sale Friday (Jan. 6) via Ticketmaster and range in price from $49.99 to $89.99. At deadline, […]

Live Music On Demand

By: Edna Gunderson For: USA Today December 14, 2005 In pop antiquity, the fan who missed the hot-ticket rock show had to settle for a breathless critique, a muddy bootleg or the negligible possibility that a song, buffed and overdubbed, might crop up years later on a live album. Today, consumers can pick up freshly […]

Revamped Allman Brothers Find Their Groove

Melissa Ruggieri Times-Dispatch Staff Writer 30 September 2005 The Richmond Times-Dispatch, page D-1 “The words might not have been there, but the band’s love of where it is in this phase of its career was obvious.“ The devout will tell you this is the best The Allman Brothers Band has sounded in years – and […]

Allman Brothers Band Gets the Creek Moving

By: Hisham Salama For: The Technician “This concert included more music than any one person could handle for a night, or even an entire weekend. If you missed the Allman Brothers this year, don’t let it happen next fall.” Friday night marked the 15th year The Allman Brothers Band played at Walnut Creek, and the […]

ABB keeps on staying in tune

By Daniel Durchholz 15 September 2005 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Quick, who is the best American band of the rock era? Is it Creedence Clearwater Revival, which condensed elements of rockabilly, country and R&B into a series of irresistibly catchy roots-rock singles in the late 1960s and early ’70s? Perhaps it’s Bruce Springsteen & the E […]

Allman Brothers still rockin’ in concert

Omaha World-Herald, 15 September 2005 By Niz Proskocil At his home in Savannah, Ga., Gregg Allman kicks back in a chair with his dog on his lap. The 57-year-old rocker is catching up on some rest and relaxation before hitting the road for some rock ‘n’ roll. “I’ve worked my tail off,” Allman said in […]

Brothers’ best show in CNY in years

Sunday, August 28, 2005 By Mark Bialczak Syracuse Post-Standard Staff writer Even somebody fortunate enough to see 100 or so bands annually experiences an oh-my-god concert moment once every couple of years. The Allman Brothers Band raised goose bumps with a tingling performance of one of music’s special songs Saturday night at the state fair […]

Allmans’ unique sound aging remarkably well

By Scott McLennan For the Telegram & Gazette Reviewer MANSFIELD— Before taking his seat on the tight ship run by the Rolling Stones, keyboard player Chuck Leavell took time Saturday to play loose and free with his old group, the Allman Brothers Band. The Allman Brothers Band packed the Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts […]

Allman Brothers Band Keeps Its Credibility

July 10, 2005 By: Bob Keyes For: MaineToday.com AUGUSTA — Friday night was the first chance fans in Maine have had to see the reformed Allman Brothers Band, minus Dickey Betts. The verdict: Stunning. With Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks manhandling the guitars, the current version of the Allman Brothers is every bit as meaty […]

Ultimate, Instant, Concert Souvenir

By; Rod Lockwood For: The Toledo Blade Backstage at the Allman Brothers Band’s concert a few weeks ago at the Stranahan Theater, there was the usual hubbub and focused preparations a half hour before show time. Gregg Allman, clad in sweat pants and a T-shirt, walked in a back door with a woman carrying his […]

Allman Brothers Band Rocks Toledo

By: Rod Lockwood 30 June 2005 The Toledo Blade No offense to James Brown, none at all, but Warren Haynes has to be the hardest-working man in show business. When he comes to Toledo’s Stranahan Theater Wednesday holding down an essential role in the venerable Allman Brothers Band’s deluxe twin-guitar jam-o-rama, Haynes will have literally […]

Allman Brothers Band Teams Up With Germain/Arnold Racing

Germain/Arnold Racing has announced an exciting association with the Allman Brothers Band. The Grammy Award winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the Allman Brothers Band, will be featured prominently on the hood of the No. 30 Germain/Arnold Racing Toyota Tundra at two events on the 2005 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series schedule. “The […]

Allmans’ show had memorable moments for everyone

By: Dave Richards Erie News You could debate it all night. Exactly when did the Allman Brothers Band concert at the Warner Theatre on Tuesday transcend the realm of merely good and nearly reach nirvana? Was it during a physical, Cream-like rendition of the old-blues “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl,” which featured guitarist Warren Haynes on […]

Gregg Allman looks back

Remembering the good and the bad times; Gregg Allman looks back on years of triumph, trouble By Larry Widen 5 July 2005 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, page E1 There haven’t been any brothers in the Allman Brothers Band for 34 years now, at least not any related by blood. Just as the band was coming […]

“The vibes are back”

5 May 2005 – The San Diego Union-Tribune by Buddy Blue The quintessential Southern rockers the Allman Brothers Band were the greatest group of the entire 1970s. The group’s combustible-yet- cerebral concoction of gutbucket blues, modal jazz, Western swing and hard rock improvised into a single, unearthly aural echo remains the standard by which all […]

Gregg Allman finds comfort at home, with band

Rocker on the road: Gregg Allman finds comfort at home, and his passion with the band The Times-Picayune – 13 May 2005 By Ed Condran, Contributing writer It’s a mild, sunny day in scenic Savannah, Ga., and Gregg Allman is relaxing in his spacious new house. The leader of the Allman Brothers Band admits that […]

Win Front-Row Tickets and Help the Big House Foundation!

Place Your Bid and Win Front-Row Tickets to the Allman Brothers Band Concert of Your Choice! Help the Big House Foundation Create the Allman Brothers Band Museum in Macon, Georgia. The Big House Foundation, in conjunction with the Allman Brothers Band, is pleased to announce that a special auction has been set up that will […]

Live at the Filmore included in Library of Congress

Apr 5, 12:05 PM (ET) By CARL HARTMAN WASHINGTON (AP) – The discovery of a previously unknown recording by jazz masters Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane was announced Tuesday by the Library of Congress as it revealed this year’s additions to its National Recording Registry. Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first words from the moon, speeches by […]

Library of Congress to preserve “Fillmore East”

Library Adds 50 Recordings to Registry By Carl Hartman The Associated Press 5 April 2005, 05:38 pm WASHINGTON (AP) – Edward R. Murrow’s rooftop broadcast from London during a World War II air raid, astronaut Neil Armstrong’s “one small step” report from the moon and composer John Williams’ musical tribute to a galaxy “far, far […]

A Few Words about a “New” Eat A Peach…

Very little has been written about The Allman Brothers Band’s performance of Eat A Peach last September, broadcast in December over XM satellite radio. This review will appear in the next issue of Hittin’ The Note. * In case you missed it…On September 28th, 2004, The Allman Brothers Band recorded Eat a Peach at the […]

The Allman’s At Marietta–10/16/71

I was fortunate enough to have seen Duane’s next-to-last live show. It truly was an honor to have been there, in that small college gym. My buddies and I had wiped up a batch of ‘brownies’ for the show. Luther Allison opened up. Then the reason we attended the show hit the stage. They opened […]

Allmans pack satisfying marathon

The Newark Star-Ledger, 12 March 2005 By Claudia Perry Star-Ledger Staff Face it, all rock is Southern rock. When the genre was hatched a half century ago, it raided the region’s musical pantry that was stocked with blues, jazz, country, heck, even bluegrass. As time has passed only the ingredients change, not the recipe. Nowhere […]

Allmans Beckon at Beacon

New York Daily News, 11 March 2005 By Jim Farber Daily News Music Critic AS SURELY AS St. Patrick’s Day and the first hints of spring arrive each March, so do the Allman Brothers settle in for a cozy stay at the Beacon Theater. For 16 years now, this classic Southern rock band has made […]

New York is a Beacon for the Allmans

The Record (NJ) – 4 March 2005 By Ed Condran Special to The Record It’s a mild, sunny winter day in scenic Savannah, Ga., and Gregg Allman, relaxing in his new home, says he is enjoying every minute of it. The leader of the Allman Brothers Band admits that he’s lost his desire to tour […]

The music quits playing at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

The Birmingham News, February 25, 2005 By Mary Colurso David Hood, a founding member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, still keeps an office at 1000 Alabama Ave. in Sheffield. Actually, Hood says, the space is more of a storage room for his instruments, amplifiers, photos, LPs, awards and, of course, gold records. A narrow […]

The Night They Closed the Fillmore Down

By: Rowland Archer Originally published in Hittin’ the Note, Issue #12 and on the first Hittin’ the Web site The last night at the Fillmore East. It’s been called “The Holy Grail of Allman Brothers shows.” The night the fan who shouted “Play All Night!” on the live Fillmore East album got his wish. Dickey […]

Really Big News from the Big House Foundation

The Big House Foundation is proud to announce a benefit concert on Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Performing that night will be the Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule, the Derek Trucks Band, Oteil and the Peacemakers, and Jaimoe’s Jassss Band. This legendary performance will start at 7:00 P.M., […]

Group wants to create museum at old Allman Brothers home

By Travis Fain Telegraph Staff Writer 10 February 2005, The Macon Telegraph Quite likely the most complete collection of Allman Brothers Band memorabilia and music sits largely packed away at the band’s old house here in Macon. For years, Kirk and Kirsten West, who have lived in the three-story Vineville Avenue home since 1993, have […]

Can Daytona Beach rock the cradle again?

Daytona Beach News Journal, 23 January 2005, page 8H By Rick de Yampert Entertainment Writer Years before Gregg and Duane Allman electrified the rock music world with the Allman Brothers Band, the siblings were honing their blues and rock chops in Daytona Beach in the mid-1960s with their band the Allman Joys. Years before Terence […]

2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival Initial Artist Announcement

Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the initial lineup for the 2005 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. The fourth annual three-day camping and music festival will be held on June 10-12, 2005, on the same 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. A list of confirmed acts follows, with […]

Gregg Allman: Life on the Straight and Narrow

By: Jeff Royer For Fly Magazine Over the phone from his home in Georgia, Gregg Allman is hooting and cackling like a madman. He’s like a Rodney Dangerfield record stuck on a slow rpm, ripping off one-liners like a snail on acid, his thick southern drawl only exaggerating the situation. In between bursts of crazy […]

I’ve Got Dreams

Three of us have been going to the Beacon shows for as long as …well for a long time. We always drag along a ‘rookie” as the fourth. It usually turns out to be a night to remember for him, and increases the fun for us. We go back-way back to the shows in the […]

Why the Allman Brothers Band is the Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band developed their recipe in 1969, just like Colonel Sanders developed the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken, it doesn’t matter who’s doin’ the cookin’ as long as his recipe is being followed by people capable of following it – it will be KFC Chicken. Regardless if they actually realized their formula at […]

2004 Peachy Award Winners Announced

The 2004 Peachy Award Winners, announced in an on-line gala in Hittin’ the Web with the Allman Brothers Band’s Anything Goes Forum Thursday, December 2nd, are: Band Awards Bass Solo of the Year 1. Oteil 9/26 2. Oteil 9/24 3. Oteil 10/1 Best ABB Family Band 1. Derek Trucks Band 2. Gov’t Mule 3. Dickey […]

ABB “lit up” The Warehouse in Nawlins

Night moves: Peggy Scott Laborde’s latest prime-time nostalgia trip confirms what we’ve always known: The nighttime has always been the right time to be in New Orleans. By Dave Walker 17 November 2004, The Times-Picayune The latest in a long series of keepsake documentaries from Peggy Scott Laborde, “The Nightlife That Was” debuts Thursday at […]

Life, work of recording pioneer Tom Dowd in new DVD

By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press Writer 23 October 2004, Associated Press Newswires MIAMI (AP) – Ray Charles, Eric Clapton and Gregg Allman called him a friend. Many others in the music industry called him a pioneer of modern recording techniques. Regardless, few music fans know the vast influence of Tom Dowd. From his work engineering […]

Gregg Allman & new Friends are Back on the Road

Gregg Allman & Friends are going back on the road for a four week tour of the east coast and south that begins January 21 in Jim Thorpe, PA. Dates announced so far include: JANUARY 21 (Fri) – PENN’S PEAK Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania 22 (Sat) – MOHEGAN SUN CASINO WOLFE DEN Uncasville, Connecticut 23 (Sun) […]

Bassist Finds Blue Skies with Allmans

By Wayne Bledsoe, bledsoe@knews.com 1 October 2004 The Knoxville News-Sentinel Ace bassist Oteil Burbridge was prepared when he joined the Allman Brothers seven years ago. He had been tutored by Georgia music icon Col. Bruce Hampton. In the early 1980s, Burbridge had been gigging around Atlanta when he encountered Hampton — a musician who was […]

Alman Brothers Band is as Influential as Ever

Extended Family: Allman Brothers Band is as Influential as Ever as It Celebrates 35 Years Together By Mitch Myers Down Beat, 1 October 2004 Volume 71; Issue 10; ISSN: 00125768 In March, the Allman Brothers Band celebrated its 35th anniversary while performing a 10-evening run at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan. The band’s shows at […]

ABB, Lynyrd Skynyrd Hit Road Together for First Time

By Mark Kemp Entertainment Editor The Charlotte Observer, 1 October 2004 Back in the ’70s, you were either an Allmans fan or you were a Skynyrd fan. Those two titans of Southern rock and their fans were big-time rivals, just as the Beatles and Stones had been in the British rock of the ’60s. Plenty […]

Peak Performance At Fillmore East

By Ken Micallef Down Beat, 1 October 2004 Volume 71; Issue 10; ISSN: 00125768 Peak Performance: Shanling SCD-T200 SACD/CD Player Spins The Allman Brothers Band’s At Fillmore East Can an object of art turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse? Can modern high-tech remake old-fashioned live and lo-fi? Can the $2,695 Shanling SCD-T200 SACD/CD […]

Southern rock’s social legacy

By Doug Gross Associated Press Writer 23 September 2004 – Associated Press Newswires ATLANTA (AP) – For many, Southern rock conjures up images of beer drinkin’, hell raisin’ and flapping Confederate flags. In a new book, a former Rolling Stone editor and MTV executive casts the music of such groups as The Allman Brothers and […]

Chuck Leavell inducted into Hall of Fame as performer

APPLAUSE: Don Rhodes column 16 September 2004 – Augusta Chronicle Few Georgia tree farmers can claim to have toured with the Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers and recorded with Eric Clapton and George Harrison. Keyboardist Chuck Leavell can. When not onstage, he and his wife, Rose Lane, own and manage 1,500 acres of timber […]

ABB To Recreate Eat A Peach

ABB To Recreate Eat A Peach XM Satellite Radio has announced the inception of a new monthly series entitled, “Then…Again…Live!” Over the coming months artists will reinterpret classic albums live in front of studio audiences. The show will debut on September 19 with Cheap Trick and Live at Budokan. Other participants include Lynyrd Skynyrd- Pronounced […]

Bobby Whitlock & Kim Carmel

An Interview By Bill Thames Bobby Whitlock began his career as a musician’s equivalent to a supercharged Ferrari racecar; laying rubber and burning-up stage, studio, and sensibilities, chasing, and finally capturing that fleeting star. Like many other successful Southern musicians, Whitlock seemed to go from “chopping cotton in Mississippi to being a rock star,” as […]

If It’s Live, It’s Probably Already Online

By DAN LEROY 12 September 2004 The New York Times (c) 2004 New York Times Company With his long, lank blond hair, open-toed Birkenstocks and laid-back demeanor, Grayson Brulte, 21, of Fairfield is easy to envision as a concert bootlegger, lugging a recorder into shows and emerging with live tapes of Phish or the Dave […]

Allman Brothers, Hitting The Notes

Allman Brothers, hitting the notes By JEFF MIERS NEWS POP MUSIC CRITIC 9/8/2004 Concert Review The Allman Brothers Band Monday, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center It was a fitting way to see the summer off. On Monday, the Allman Brothers Band took Labor Day revelers at Darien Lake Performing Arts center on a nearly three-hour […]

Allman Band Revels in Glorious Guitars

By Ed Masley Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7 September 2004 page B-5 Thirty-five years after redefining the improvisational limits of rock ‘n’ roll while expanding the music’s vocabulary with a debut album that set a new standard for what it could, in theory, mean to jam, the Allman Brothers Band reached back and recaptured the twin- guitar […]

Allmans put on spirited show

St. Paul Pioneer Press 1 September 2004, p. 8B By Rob Hubbard Pioneer Press When the brilliant young blues guitarist Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1971, it looked like the Allman Brothers Band would join that era’s influential musicians with tragically brief careers. But something unusual happened: His band decided to […]

Allmans jam at New York State Fair

Southern Rock Glory: Allman Brothers Shifts into Jam-Band Gear for More Than 6,000 fans by Mark Bialczak Staff writer 28 August 2004 – The Post Standard/Herald-Journal, page A2 The Allman Brothers Band showed a flock of fervid fans at the state fair Grandstand Friday night what happens when Gregg Allman and gang switch into full […]

When Dixie Brewed Its Own Brand of Rock Music

by Pat MacEnulty Special to the Observer 27 August 2004 – The Charlotte Observer (NC) DIXIE LULLABY: A Story of Music, Race, and New Beginnings in a New South By Mark Kemp. Free Press. 296 pages. $26. Former Rolling Stone writer and editor Mark Kemp, who grew up in Asheboro, has written a ramblin’ man’s […]

Despite hard times, Gregg Allman cherishes memories

By Doug Pullen Newhouse News Service 29 August 2004 – St. Paul Pioneer Press After Duane Allman’s Oct. 29, 1971, death in a motorcycle crash, the band that bears his and brother Gregg’s last name refused to perform on one particular day each month. “It was about four years after he died that we would […]

Allmans Show Why They’re Legendary

by Christopher Blagg 22 August 2004 – The Boston Herald Torrential downpours aren’t exactly the ideal weather conditions for an outdoor concert. Despite severe thunderstorm warnings and bucketloads of tailgate-dampening rain, the Allman Brothers Band managed to uplift their soggy loyal crowd last night at the Tweeter Center. After more than 35 years of touring, […]

Allman Band Gives Muscular, Legend-Worthy Performance

by James A. Karis II 23 August 2004 – Worcester Telegram & Gazette MANSFIELD – The stars of the show weren’t named Allman, but that didn’t keep the Allman Brothers Band from delivering a blistering 2- 1/2 hours of southern-steeped blues Saturday night at the Tweeter Center. Backed by a three-man percussion section, dueling guitarists […]

If You Thought You Knew Allmans, Think Again

23 August 2004 – The Patriot Ledger Now celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Allman Brothers Band is the finest it’s been. Keyboardist and lead vocalist Gregg Allman – healthier and singing better than he has in a decade – must be proud. He is able to look at his namesake band like a knowing sage, […]

Remembering Duane

The Asbury Park Press 22 August 2004 By Mark Voger Staff Writer “When he died, a piece of me went with him.” So says photographer Jim Marshall of guitarist Duane Allman in his glossy new book of photography, “Jim Marshall: Proof” (Chronicle Books). Marshall has photographed many an album cover, including 1971’s “At Fillmore East,” […]

Classic Rock Revisited Contest

Classic Rock Revisited (www.classicrockrevisited.com is running a contest — first prize is an autographed copy of the Anthology CD. Second and third prizes are non-autographed copies of the CD. You must register for their newsletter to enter, but no purchase is required and you can unsubscribe from the newsletter later. Hittin’ The Web is not […]

The Allmans’ Long and Winding Road

By Eric R. Danton, Courant Rock Critic 19 August 2004 – The Hartford Courant THE ALLMAN BROTHERS are at Oakdale Sunday. The band consists of, from left: Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Oteil Burbridge and Marc Quinones. The Tex-Mex band Los Lonely Boys recently canceled plans to open for the Allman […]

Feedback on MusicToday Pre-sale Wanted

MusicToday recently was given the opportunity to run a pre-sale for the upcoming series of Allman Brothers Band/Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts. Your feedback on MusicToday’s handling of the pre-sale is much appreciated.

Allman Brothers Bring New, Old into Harmony

By Jim Lundstrom, Post-Crescent staff writer 19 July 2004 – The Post-Crescent Hey, let’s party like it’s 1969. Extended jams played to a psychedelic light show, spontaneous outbreaks of hippie dancing and a sweet, pungent aroma hanging over it all — you could be excused if you thought you were having a flashback at The […]

Allman Brothers Band & Lynyrd Skynyrd Tour Together for Special Limited Dates

First Time in History These Legendary Acts Hit the Road Together Due to an overwhelming demand from their audiences, the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd will tour together for the first time this fall at seven performances. These concerts will run from October 1 in Raleigh, NC through October 10 in San Antonio, TX, […]

Allman Brothers in Top Form

By Jim Lundstrom, Post-Crescent staff writer 15 July 2004 — The Post-Crescent It was good to hear Gregg Allman laugh. The first laugh came upon mention that people are saying the current two-guitar lineup seems to be approaching the greatness of the original band. Allman let a good-ole laugh roll out and said, “People are […]

Gregg Allman Heeds the Call

Gene Stout 2 July 2004 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer Gregg Allman has always been a huge Ray Charles fan. His last solo album, “Searching for Simplicity,” included a bluesy rendition of the 1961 Charles R&B hit, “I’ve Got News for You.” But the leader of the Allman Brothers Band wasn’t prepared for the soul legend’s death […]

Warren Haynes: He’s One Hot Guitarist

Warren Haynes idolized rock stars as a kid. Now he stands in for them. He’s one hot guitarist. Joel Selvin Chronicle Senior Pop Music Critic 23 June 2004 – The San Francisco Chronicle Warren Haynes knew what it was like to stand in for a dead legendary guitarist long before joining the Dead this summer […]

Six-String Workaholic

Warren Haynes plays with Gov’t Mule, the Dead and the Allmans — oh, and there’s that solo project … By George Varga 17 June 2004 The San Diego Union-Tribune It may not be possible for someone to be in four places at once, physically or musically, but Warren Haynes is nearly up for the challenge. […]

How Bands Play on After Loss

Ricardo Baca Denver Post Pop Music Critic 18 June 2004 – Denver Post It just ain’t the same; the idea of Nirvana without Kurt Cobain is ludicrous. It’s stupid and nonsensical. Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic know that. You know that. The most rudimentary music fan knows a band is not a band after it […]

Warren Haynes Should be the Bonnaroo Poster Boy

Story By: Brian Mansfield Photo By: Danny Clinch For: USAToday The Bonnaroo festival celebrates the spirit of jamming and musical mingling. Warren Haynes should be the Bonnaroo poster boy. The 44-year-old guitarist boasts membership in no fewer than four bands. He fronts his own trio, Gov’t Mule, and plays with both the Allman Brothers and […]

Jeffrey Immelt, ABB fan

Excerpted from the Los Angeles Times: Briefcase Name: Jeffrey Immelt Age: 48 Job: Chairman and chief executive officer, General Electric Co. A 22-year veteran of the company, Immelt is the ninth chairman in GE’s 126-year history. He succeeded Jack Welch on Sept. 7, 2001. Education: Bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from Dartmouth College; an MBA […]

Warren Haynes: Everyguitarist

By Anthony DeCurtis 6 June 2004 The New York Times (c) 2004 New York Times Company ”I’M 44 years old, and I have a brand-new career ahead of me in the same way that a 25-year-old might,” said Warren Haynes as he sat in his living room, the expanse of downtown Manhattan framed in the […]

Mark McGee–Gregg Allman’s Crusing Guitar Shark

By: Bill Thames Cruising the music scene, just below the surface, like a shark looking for the next place to strike; Gregg Allman and Friends guitarist, Mark McGee continues to transform and evolve, demonstrating how incredibly diverse he can be. Much like legendary guitarist, Danny Gatton, Mark McGee remains one of the world’s greatest unknown […]

Texican Rock ‘n’ Roll Brothers will Open for the ABB

By: Brian Mansfield For USA TODAY The “Texican rock ‘n’ roll” brother trio Los Lonely Boys grew up backing their father, a conjunto musician. Born in Snyder, Texas, all three — guitarist Henry Garza, 26, bassist JoJo, 25, and drummer Ringo (his given name), 22 — live in San Angelo. The group’s self-titled album came […]

ABB – The cure for Executive ADD

By Stanley Bing 31 May 2004 – Fortune magazine – p. 216 Today I would like to announce the discovery of a new, stress- related ailment that attacks senior management everywhere. That’s right. Another one. This disorder, which I discovered because I suffer from it, is called executive attention deficit disorder, or EADD. Its characteristics […]

Feel Oteil

By: EasyMichael I received my June 2004 “Bass Player” magazine this week, and there’s a very nice mention of Oteil’s playing in the “BP Recommends” CD reviews section. In reviewing “One Way Out: Live at the Beacon Theater”, Chris Jisi writes: “Putting your own indelible signature on a famous bass chair is no small feat, […]

FIRST ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND RETROSPECTIVE TO SPAN 35-YEAR CAREER

TWO-CD STAND BACK: THE ANTHOLOGY FEATURES ALL THE CLASSICS AND MORE WITH 32 RECORDINGS Thirty-five years after their recording debut, there is still no other group like The Allman Brothers Band–authors of an indispensable style of American music that became known as Southern Rock, they grew into a musical icon culminating with their 1994 induction […]

Life Before Children

19 April 2004, Stamford Advocate Copyright 2004, Stamford Advocate. All Rights Reserved By Barry Halpin Special Correspondent I am daydreaming about life B.C. (before children) and the carefree, fun times my wife and I had living in Venice Beach, Calif., when Erin comes stomping into the family room, a demented grin on her face. “Ugh! […]

Paul Hornsby-Macon His Own Way

By: Bill Thames Other than being extraordinarily gifted guitar players, what do Duane Allman, Elvin Bishop, and Eddie Hinton all have in common? The answer is—that they all considered Paul Hornsby a close friend, a marvelous musical talent on the road, and one of the finest engineers/producers in the recording industry. The list of names […]

Bramblett is Brilliant

By: Bill Thames By Showtime on Friday night April 30th, a blustery Florida northeaster was driving liquid nails into the tin roof of the House of Blues in Orlando. The “real” storm, however, was gathering strength on the stage, just inside—and Randall Bramblett was in the eye of the storm. While supporting his new “Thin […]

Music and the Road

Certain music can lull reflexes on the road Tom Greenwood 29 April 2004, The Detroit News (c) Copyright 2004, The Detroit News. All Rights Reserved. Could some music be dangerous to your driving health? Maybe so, according to a group of Canadian scientists that has concluded that certain types of music shouldn’t be played while […]

My Baby Girl’s Heart

By: Billy Hollems Today I watched my baby girl’s heart break into a thousand pieces. My daughter Marisa, who is now nine years old, and coming to the end of the third grade, experienced today a moment in her life she will hold in her memory forever. Several weeks in anticipation, Marisa awaited her annual […]

The ABB’s 2003 Instant Live Series is Back!

The Allman Brothers Band’s previously sold out series of 6 Instant Live CDs from their legendary 2003 summer tour has been re-printed and is now available through a special pre-sale promotion from Kid Glove Enterprises. “Magical” best describes the summer of 2003 for the ABB. They soared through classic tunes from their roots, dropped jaws […]

Bonnie’s Back

By: Barry Gilbert For: St. Louis Today Singer Bonnie Bramlett went to school in St. Louis. No, not high school, although the then Bonnie Lynn O’Farrell of Alton attended Granite City High. Bramlett’s school was the streets and clubs of East St. Louis and Gaslight Square, where she sang as a teenager in the late […]

The Michael Jordan of Bass Players

Macon Telegraph, 16 April 2004 If you catch Oteil Burbridge live, he’ll make you do one of two things: take off your shoes or get on your feet. Burbridge, called the Michael Jordan of bass players by some of his peers, is scheduled to play tonight at 550 Blues with his band, the Peacemakers. Admission […]

Warren Haynes and the Return of Meaning in Rock

By Bret Gladstone Associated Press Newswires, 15 April 2004 HOBOKEN, New Jersey (AP) – When Warren Haynes tells you something in song, you believe it. Haynes, frontman for Gov’t Mule and a guitarist for both the Allman Brothers Band and the Dead, is considered by many to be the hardest working man in rock and […]

A Good Month for the Blues

“One Way Out” Allman Brothers Band by Kevin Krieger 14 April 2004, The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (PA) (c) Copyright 2004, The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. All Rights Reserved. April has been a good month for the blues. Not for having the blues, but for listening to the blues. Three major acts have released blues-tinged efforts with […]

Hardworking Haynes Rocks with Gov’t Mule

By Jaan Uhelszki 13 April 2004, San Jose Mercury News (c) Copyright 2004, San Jose Mercury News. All Rights Reserved. Warren Haynes has become one of the most wanted men in rock. With his straggly shank of ginger hair, he looks more like an overworked roadie than a Southern rock icon. But such prestigious groups […]

Settling Down in Guitartown

Alternative-country fans build a virtual community with its heart in the Triangle By: David Menconi For Raleigh’s News & Observer April 9, 2004 RALEIGH–Music drew Allison Temple to Raleigh. She was living in Hickory and keeping up with the outside world through Postcard, an Internet mailing list dedicated to alternative-country bands such as the Backsliders […]

Review of One Way Out by Tom Clarke, King Biscuit Time magazine

In a scene played out similarly some 150 times in the last 13 years, people of varying ages and walks of life buzz around under the brightly scripted marquee in anticipation of a communal rock ‘n’ roll happening. As I write this, The Allman Brothers Band are on stage two and a half hours south, […]

Allmans Better Than Ever After 35 Years

Chad Berndtson 2 April 2004 / The Patriot Ledger Copyright (c) 2004 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. ONE WAY OUT, The Allman Brothers Band (Peach/Sanctuary Records) Southern blues rock gods the Allman Brothers Band celebrate their 35th anniversary this year, and for a band whose legal and internal troubles are […]

Carrying on After a Member’s Death

Bands face tough question over how — and whether — to continue By Kevin McKeough 4 April 2004, Chicago Tribune A band is as much a tribe as a working unit. The years of intense creative collaboration, career ups and downs, and traveling together on concert tours often forge bonds that make band mates feel […]

The Live Album’s Revolutionary Evolution

By David Menconi Raleigh News & Observer 28 March 2004 Copyright (c) 2004 by The News & Observer Pub. Co. Bob Dylan’s new “Live 1964: Concert at Philharmonic Hall” might look like just another compact disc. But it’s actually a dinosaur on the verge of extinction: the last of the great live albums. That’s not […]

Life Outside the Beacon

By: Bill Thames For the past two weeks, while countless lucky Allman Brothers Band fans have been gathering in New York City, and swarming over the Beacon Theater, those of us left behind were doubtlessly searching for something to take our minds off the concerts that we were missing. This past weekend, while the Allman […]

Kids Listening to their Parent’s Music

By: Edna Gundersen For USA TODAY Jamie Horton, 14, considers himself a fairly savvy music-loving teen. The Los Angeles ninth-grader trawls the Internet for rock discoveries and totes an iPod packed with 3,000 tunes. His favorite band? Queen. Not late-’90s rock outfit Queens of the Stone Age, not late-’80s metal band Queensryche and certainly not […]

Happy Birthday, ABB!

26 March 2004 – Macon Telegraph Brothers’ birth March 26, 1969. Macon would not be the same without this date. No Duane Allman Boulevard. No Raymond Berry Oakley III Bridge. No GABBAfest. Heck, there is no GABBA. No Hittin’ the Note magazine. Bow down and pay homage. Today marks the 35-year anniversary of the forming […]

Tales from Old T-Shirts

Rock fans recall how they acquired classic threads By Lauren Bishop 22 March 2004, The Cincinnati Enquirer On March 4, we started an unscientific search for the oldest rock T-shirt in the Tristate with an Enquirer article about how celebrities and children of baby boomers are snapping up vintage rock and concert Ts from the […]

ABB: A Magical Configuration

Monday 3/22/04 was my first time seeing this legenday band at the Beacon. I have seen the ABB play on and off for the last 14 years and after seeing this show I felt compelled to write about it. I knew that opportunities to see this band in this configuration may not be around forever […]

“One Way Out” is Essential

By: Thom Jurek For: All Music Guide Do we really need another live double CD by the Allman Brothers Band? Oh yeah. In fact, when they play this well, we need them in droves. This collection marks the second time the Allman Brothers have issued music from their storied shows at the Beacon Theater in […]

ABB’s New CD Documents Great Playing with As Much Fire as Finesse

By: Doug Collette For: All About Jazz Skeptics may wonder why there’s any need for another live Allman Brothers album, but they’d no doubt be part of the same group unaware of the miraculous rejuvenation of this seminal Southern rock band over the last few years. One Way Out (Peach/Sanctuary), due out March 23rd in […]

Band of Brothers Still Peakin’ at the Beacon

Band of brothers: After 144 shows, the Allman Brothers Band is still peakin’ at the Beacon By Steve Knopper 19 March 2004, Newsday Copyright 2004, Newsday. All Rights Reserved. Gregg Allman’s voice, on the phone, is a slur. His style is a ramble. He sticks to one topic for about 30 seconds, maximum, then launches […]

A Night to Honor Bands That Jam

March 18, 2004 By: Jon Pareles For The New York Times Imagine current pop turned inside out. Playing concerts would be a living rather than a promotional tool, bands would take musical chances nightly, wardrobe would be an afterthought, a group could release a dozen live albums a year, and gray hair and wrinkles would […]

Beacon Feels like the Fillmore East to The ABB

By: John Petrick For The North Jersey Bergen Record After 35 years of life, death, booze, and scandal, a mellower Gregg Allman still keeps his mind on the road. “I’m looking out at my back yard right now, watching a river go by,” says a gravel-voiced Allman from his Savannah, Ga., home. “I’m down here […]

Top 10 Cities That Rock

Esquire magazine has compiled a list of Top 10 Cities That Rock. Cities were judged on the quality of music scenes, stores and concert venues: Pittsburgh, PA Denver, CO MinneapoliS, MN Raleigh, NC Gainesville, FL Fresno, CA Cincinnati, OH New Orleans, LA Phoenix/Tempe, AZ San Francisco, CA

Bill Cook, Martinique Owner Passes Away

By: Bill Thames Sometimes the phone rings and even though the person on the other end is an old and cherished friend, you know right off the bat that it’s not good news. Well, this morning I received just one of those phone calls. Yesterday, Bill Cook, the former owner of the Martinique, and the […]

Duane’s Mountain of Green

By: Bill Thames Every new event and each person that we meet in our life is filtered through our own unique set of experiences. Like a computer, we compare new people and places to the ones neatly catalogued in our minds, make our assessments and comparisons, and then we neatly file the experience away for […]

Gregg Lands On “Earth Vs. The Radiators – The First 25”

New Orleans’ icons, The Radiators, celebrate their first 25 years with a double CD and DVD release :Earth Vs. The Radiators: The First 25. The CD will be the band’s first release in three years – a double live CD recorded at the world-famous Tipitina’s over the course of the band’s 3-night run January 29,30 […]

ABB Rock Ottawa Documentary

A one-hour documentary entitled “Carnival of the Blues, 10 Days at the Ottawa Bluesfest” will premiere Sunday, February 29th at Tucson’s Roadhouse in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at 7PM. This documentary is a backstage exploration of the role Ottawa has played as a venue to support the blues and international music worldwide. It features performances by […]

Still time to Jam the Vote

Voting for this year’s Jammy awards continues until March 15 at Jammys.com/vote. The Allman Brothers Band is nominated in three categories: Studio Record: “Hittin’ The Note” Best Archival Album: “Atlanta Pop” Song of the Year: “Old Before My Time” Other nominees of interest include: Live Performance of the Year: Gov’t Mule w/ Claypool, Fleck, Landreth,Wooten […]

Babes in Boyland

Muchas peachness to Brother Bill Ector for his loving, hard and patient work in making this archival Hittin’ the Note article available. We love you, Bill! By: Lana Michelizzi For: Hittin’ the Note, Issue 15 (long ago and far away … ) After the “Gospel According to the Allman Brothers Band” appeared in Issue #11 […]

The Allman Brothers Band: The Road Goes on Forever

By: Doug Collette For All About Jazz Feb 17, 2004 In 2003, The Allman Brothers Band effectively completed a rejuvenation of themselves like no other act in rock history. The seminal Southern rock band achieved the profoundly difficult tasks of recapturing both their aesthetic credibility and commercial viability. This, after longs years of enduring internecine […]

Butch Reflects on the Beatles

By Charles Passy 8 February 2004, The Palm Beach Post A glance at the front page of The Palm Beach Post on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964, reveals a Cold War-era world scarred by global tensions – in Cyprus, Cuba and beyond. And though no mention is made of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy […]

Allman Brothers Band to perform at Fox Cities fest

The Post-Crescent Posted Feb. 04, 2004 Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Famers the Allman Brothers Band will be the headlining act for this summer’s Great Fox Cities Celebration at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. The annual concert sponsored by Neenah/Menasha Professional Firefighters is slated for July 17. An opening act has not yet been […]

Allman Brothers Band to Play “One Hot Show”

By Jeff Potts 4 February 2004 Oshkosh Northwestern It’s a good thing the Neenah Menasha Professional Firefighters are responsible for the annual charity concert at Fox Cities stadium, because the 2004 installment is going to be one hot show. Southern rockers The Allman Brothers Band will headline the charity concert on Saturday, July 17. “It’s […]

Gov’t Mule goes deep with The Deepest End

By: Eddie Modzelewski Warren Hayes, the leader of Gov’t Mule and the hardest working man in the music business, has just put out the conclusion to Gov’t Mule’s last two albums, The Deep End Volumes 1 and 2, calling it The Deepest End. Haynes, along with founding drummer Matt Abts, put out the double live […]

Haynes to Tour with the Dead

By: Jeff Waful For Rolling Stone 1/20/2004 As if he wasn’t already busy enough, Allman Brothers Band/Gov’t Mule guitarist Warren Haynes will tour with the Dead. The band, which will play a one-off gig in San Francisco next month and tour extensively this summer, features members of the original Grateful Dead — guitarist Bob Weir, […]

Drum Magazine Honors Butch Trucks & Marc Quinones

Congratulations!, Thumbs Up!, Whoo Hoody Hooo!, Way to Go!, Props!, Yessss!, and Awwwwright!!! are in order for Butch Trucks and Marc Quinones! Butch is the winner of Drum Magazine’s “Best R&B Blues Drummer of 2003” Drummie Award. Marc is the winner of Drum Magazine’s “Best Rock Percussionist of 2003” Drummie Award. Marc was also a […]

Team Jamming with Trucks, Johanson, Quinones

By: David Weiss From Drum Magazine August 2003 It’s time to bust out your checkbook, because whether you know it or not, you’re indebted to the Allman Brothers Band. Hailed as revolutionaries when they first arrived on the music scene in 1969, their countrified blend of blues, jazz and, of course, rock has been a […]

Where It All Begins Artist Launches Web Site

Ioannis, the artist who did the album cover for Where It All Begins and the art that appears at the top of this page, has just launched his personal website: www.dangerousage.com. In addition to his ABB work, Ioannis has created album covers for such legendary acts such as Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult, Lynyrd Skynyrd, […]

Rockers, ballplayers team up for benefit CD

By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard.com 30 December 2003 Chicago Sun-Times Copyright (c) 2003 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. NEW YORK — Pearl Jam, Paul Westerberg, Dropkick Murphys, Letters to Cleo’s Kay Hanley, American Hi-Fi and the Allman Brothers Band are among the artists who have donated tracks to “Hot Stove, Cool […]

ABB Celebrates 35th Anniversary at the Beacon

The Allman Brothers Band Celebrate 35th Anniversary With Return Engagement To New York’s Beacon Theatre; Eight Incredible Nights Beginning March 18 Confirmed; New Double Live CD From ’03 Beacon Shows To Be Released In Conjunction With March ’04 Dates; Group To Perform On “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” March 16 The Allman Brothers Band will […]

Allman Brothers on Freeview

Peakin at the Beacon is on channel 103 on Direct TV. Its a great show and if you have direct tv change the channel cuz your missin out on a great concert. Probably one of their greatest recent performances.

Whooo Hoooo Lanaroo!

By: Dusty Sommers Hmm lets see here, Lanaroo… seems like it was a long time ago…. lol… Ok, here I go. Before I left Friday morn’ (11/14), the power went out a few times. The winds were clocking up to 50 plus miles per hour, or so I’m told every time it came back on, […]

Gregg Allman, Yo-Yo Collector

By David Lindquist The Indianapolis News/Indianapolis Star It’s fitting — and perhaps also surprising — that Gregg Allman collects yo-yos. The “Midnight Rider” rock star knows ups and downs, ranging from drug arrests and a stormy marriage to Cher to transcendent performances with the Allman Brothers Band and induction to the Rock and Roll Hall […]

ABB Featured on Travel Channel’s “Temples of Rock”

On Sunday, November 30 from 9-11P ET/PT, host Ray Manzarek, organist for The Doors, takes Travel Channel viewers on a psychedelic tour through time in the world premiere special TEMPLES OF ROCK. The two-hour special visits some of the most important performing and recording sites in rock and roll, namely: The Cavern, CBGB, Fillmore Auditorium, […]

Little Martha’s Death is Not Her Own

Holding a single blooming rose, a haunting memorial to a little girl has become part of Southern rock folklore By Travis Fain Telegraph Staff Writer 10 November 2003, Macon Telegraph Copyright (c) 2003 Macon Telegraph. All rights reserved. Little Martha’s death is not her own. The Southern myths of rock adopted her long ago, bringing […]

Autumn Bonanza for Fans of the Allman Brothers Band

19 October 2003The Republican “Playback” column Rarities and reissues The Allman Brothers Band: “Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival,” (Epic/Legacy). 4 (Four) stars; “At Fillmore East (Deluxe Edition),” (Mercury/UME) 5 (Five) stars; “Live at the Beacon Theatre” (Peach/Sanctuary – DVD) 3 (Three) 1/2 stars. It’s an autumn bonanza for fans of the Allman Brothers […]

Macon Music: Museum Honors Georgia’s Musicians

The Augusta Chronicle The Otis Redding Memorial Bridge and Little Richard Penniman Boulevard are notable Macon landmarks. But it’s at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame where you can experience the significant impact these and other Georgia-bred musicians have had on the world stage. The museum in the heart of downtown Macon displays a plethora […]

Allman Fans Reunite for GABBAfest

By: Gray Beverley For the Macon Telegraph In the alley outside, a group gathered around three guitars and a harmonica playing “Melissa.” Few lips were sealed. One person sang at full strength, two others joined in with a somewhat softer accompaniment, and still others could not resist at least mouthing the words to a favorite […]

Tom Dowd in Spotlight on Sundance Channel

By: Dean Goodman For Reuters 10/3/2003 Tom Dowd, a physics wiz who helped develop the atomic bomb during the 1940s, went on to create a series of bigger explosions that rocked the world. No one was hurt in the process. For Dowd found his calling as the engineer or producer for such acts as Charlie […]

Butch and the Blues (Palm Beach Post)

OUR BLUES BROTHERS (AND SISTER) CHARLES PASSY Palm Beach Post Music Writer 28 September 2003 The Palm Beach Post Blues fan: Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band, Palm Beach What the blues means to him: “Duane (Allman) introduced me to the blues. They became a part of my life then and have been […]

Following the ABB to Berkeley and San Diego

By: fnclough For: Hittin’ the Web 9/20/2003 I think I finally know why all those “Dead-Heads” use to follow the Grateful Dead from venue to venue. I used to think people who would do this had no life of their own. Not now, especially since I am getting all I can of these Allman Brothers! […]

How music’s melodies help teens heal 9-11 hurt

The Asbury Park Press 8 September 2003 In the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Jessica Milano would not talk about losing her father, Peter, in the World Trade Center. Milano said her mother was frantic because she was not communicating. But the teenager was dealing with it in her own way: through […]

Allman Brothers Band turns up the heat

By: Scott Iwasaki FOr The Deseret Morning News 9/15/2003 Fans’ warm applause and a cold night greeted the Allman Brothers Band at the USANA Amphitheater Saturday night. Still, the biting wind that dropped the mercury to somewhere around 50 degrees didn’t stop the stalwart Southern blues jam band from playing an innovative set that dipped […]

Legendary Allman Brothers Band shows no signs of aging

By: G. Brown For The Denver Post 9/15/2003 Few groups evoke as many gasps of “Are they still around?” as the Allman Brothers Band. During the late ’60s and early ’70s, the band conjured a mix of virtually every American musical form – blues, country, R&B, jazz and rock – bound by an ethos of […]

For Haynes, life on the road is a triple play

By: Spencer Patterson For The Las Vegas Sun 9/12/2003 If you think Warren Haynes gives his guitars a workout at his shows, just imagine what his day planner must look like. While many musicians might struggle to keep pace with a single band, the 37-year-old Asheville, N.C., native is a full-time member of three. He […]

‘Beginnings’ Showcases Duane Allman’s Brilliance

By Spencer Patterson 29 August 2003, the Las Vegas Sun In the pantheon of rock legends cut down in their prime, Duane Allman rarely gets his due. It’s not hard to figure out why. The guitarist’s fatal motorcycle accident occurred in October 1971, just months after the deaths of the more prominent trio of Jimi […]

Witness to the Greatest Show on Earth

By: turnitup From Santa Barbara Had the pleasure to see the Winery and LA Greek so far and SB Bowl tonite. The band is at peak form. Gregg’s voice sounding so good, singing loud and clear….the new songs really give Gregg the chance to shine..Desdemona,Old Before, High Cost etc, I am not used to saying […]

Allmans ‘once again a viable force in American music’

BACKBITING, BICKERING AND BROTHERHOOD: Members have come and gone, but Gregg Allman’s soulful baritone survives By:Michael Kinsman For the San Diego Union-Tribune 9/4/2003 It was just the way people thought in the open-mindedness of the late ’60s, but Gregg Allman wasn’t totally prepared to buy in. “I was always kind of a doubting Thomas,” he […]

ABB at the Greek Theatre, 9/5/2003

By: Sheep From: The Left Coast These past two shows are the best two I’ve ever seen. Last night was enormous. No compromise, all the jams were huge. It was mainly Derek’s night, Warren almost conceeded to him at times, I thought, even though he was scorching all night also. Opened with Black Hearted and […]

ABB is a Don’t Miss Act at Red Rocks

Ricardo Baca and G. Brown Denver Post Staff Writers 31 August 2003, Denver Post As the big acts wind down their summertime amphitheater/arena touring schedules each fall, the excitement of live music goes inside and switches almost full time to the theaters and the bars. Acts we haven’t seen for a long while (Portishead frontwoman […]

ABB on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 9/2/2003

By: Brent From: The Banks of the Left Coast First things first: Greatest of leftcoast vibes out to Neil and Rich. You guys are class, and I am sure the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Second thing: Scotty, thanks a ton for the hookup for the Tonight Show passes last night. What a […]

Gregg Allman Hittin’ the Note

By: Jaan Uhelszki For the San Jose Mercury-News 9/2/2003 The Allman Brothers Band recently released “Hittin’ the Note,” its first studio album in nine years. And to hear Gregg Allman talk about it, it’s the band’s best disc since 1972’s “Eat a Peach.” “This album had the same vibe like that one did, plus, like […]

ABB Receives Trees to the City in Raleigh

The Mayor of Raleigh, Charles Meeker, presented certificates to the Allman Brothers Band, the only act to appear at ALLTEL Pavilion each of the venue’s 13 years in operation, just before their concert at Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh August 10. The certificates stated that seven trees will be planted in the band’s honor in Raleigh. […]

Red Rocks – Heaven for Audiences, Hell for Stage Crews

The Allman Brothers Band appears in concert at Red Rocks Sept. 19 By: G Brown For the Denver Post 8/29/2003 Red Rocks Amphitheatre is one of the planet’s most awesome natural outdoor venues, internationally renowned for its incredible beauty and natural acoustic quality. Fans come to revel in the grand setting, but it also blows […]

Remastered Live At Fillmore East Released

Universal has released the following: Deluxe Edition of The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East Adds Six Additional Live Tracks To Classic 1971 Double Live Album One of the greatest double live albums of all time, The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East has been digitally remastered and expanded with bonus tracks, creating for the […]

Allman Brothers Band Picked for Big Blues Series

Universal has released the following: Most Comprehensive Blues CD Campaign in History Accompanies Landmark TV Series “The Blues” Presented By Martin Scorsese. 5-CD Boxed Set, 7 Soundtrack Albums, Best Of The Blues And 12 Individual Artist Compilations, including the Allman Brothers Band, Set For September Release. “We’re on the brink of something that is going […]

Duane Allman “Transformed the Poetry of Jamming”

NewsWire Reports 8/26/2003 Jimi Hendrix was the greatest guitarist in rock history, according to a list of guitar greats produced by Rolling Stone magazine. Hendrix set his guitars and the rock world alight with his versatile and vigorous performances before his death in 1970 aged 27. He beat Duane Allman – from the Allman Brothers […]

Allman concert to go instantly to CD

http://www.newsobserver.com/features/story/2749222p-2548515c.html Allman concert to go instantly to CD By DAVID MENCONI, Staff Writer Forget the T-shirt, here’s the ultimate impulse buy at a concert: A compact disc recording of a show you just saw, available before you leave the venue. And Raleigh is one of the first cities in the country where it’s being tried. […]

Allman band unites for new Note

Allman band unites for new Note Kristi Singer, Star-News Correspondent 7 August 2003 Star-News – Wilmington, N.C. (Copyright 2003 Star-News.) It took the legendary Allman Brothers Band nine years to release its latest album of new material, Hittin’ the Note. And bassist Oteil Burbridge is glad the band waited. “I really didn’t want to record […]

Hundreds buy ‘instant’ CD after Raleigh show

Hundreds buy ‘instant’ CD after Allmans’ concert Joseph Smith Staff Writer 12 August 2003 – The News & Observer Copyright (c) 2003 by The News & Observer Pub. Co. RALEIGH–Brenda Griffin didn’t mind the wait. Not after a 10-hour car drive from her home in Tallahassee. Not after attending three Allman Brothers Band concerts in […]

Mountain Jam at Montage

Mountain jam By MIKE LELLO Weekender Correspondent 13 August 2003 The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (PA) SCRANTON – The Allman Brothers Band have been thrilling audiences for more than 30 years. The Southern jam rockers have a massive back catalog to draw from, and thier summer tours arrive like clockwork every season, as it did August […]

Instant Live Update

8/12/2003 Customers with Allman Brothers Band Instant Live CD disc problems can contact the fine folks at Instant Live in the following ways: e-mail: info@instantliveconcerts.com phone: (866) 909-LIVE Web: instantliveconcerts.com They want customers to return problem discs to: Instant Live, 36 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138 Then they can analyze the CDs and see […]

Post-concert CD business gains ground

By: Susan Ault For The Toronto Star 8/12/2003 They’ll probably never replace T-shirts, but live CDs are starting to make headway as the new concert souvenir. Throughout this event-heavy summer, live concerts are being recorded onto discs and sold shortly after the performances. Post-concert CDs are typically two- or three-disc sets that sell for about […]

Marines, Airmen Treated to ABB/Alltel Road Trip

By: Sandy Wall For The Kinston Free Press 8/12/2003 RALEIGH – Call this one Operation Allman Brothers. About 100 Marines and airmen based in Eastern North Carolina were treated Sunday to a free rock ‘n’ roll road trip to see The Allman Brothers Band perform at Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh. The event, […]

Oteil Give a Thumbs Up to the ABB’s Team Spirit

From The Wilmington Star 8/7/2003 It took the legendary Allman Brothers Band nine years to release its latest album of new material, Hittin’ the Note. And bassist Oteil Burbridge is glad the band waited. “I really didn’t want to record with the band before because there was so much tension,” Mr. Burbridge said during a […]

Legacy/Epic Records to Release the ABB’s Atlanta Pop Performances

From Billboard.com Legacy/Epic Records has set a Oct. 21 release date for a new double-disc live album by the Allman Brothers Band. “Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival — July 3 & 5, 1970” collects two performances by the then-new group, opening and closing the second annual Atlanta International Pop Festival. The Allman Brothers […]

“Instant Live” an Instant Hit With ABB Fans

By: Joseph Smith For The News & Observer 8/11/2003 Brenda Griffin didn’t mind the wait. Not after a 10-hour car drive from her home in Tallahassee. Not after attending three Allman Brothers Band concerts in as many days — in Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh. Griffin was one of the close to 800 fans who stood […]

Allman Brothers Band to Plant Roots in Raleigh

The Mayor of Raleigh, Charles Meeker, will present a tree to the Allman Brothers Band, the only act to appear at ALLTEL Pavilion each of the venue’s 13 years in operation. A certificate stating that a tree will be planted in the band’s honor will be given to each band member in an on-stage presentation […]

Gloriously pure Allman Band Band improves with age

By: Jeff Spevak For The Rochester, NY, Democrat & Chronicle 8/3/2003 This is my reward for sitting through Justin Timberlake the night before. If I ever catch myself thinking, — gee, Creed’s really rockin’ tonight, — I’ll go home and put on Live at Fillmore East. The Allman Brothers Band destroyed all pretenders Saturday night […]

Allman Brothers Band Delivers Blistering Rock & Blues

By: Alan K. Stout For The Times Leader 8/03/2003 SCRANTON – It’s appropriate that the latest CD from the Allman Brothers Band is titled “Hittin’ the Note” because that’s exactly what the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers did on Friday night at the Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain. The Allmans, who have played Montage […]

Deluxe Edition of The Allman Brothers Band Live At Fillmore East Announced

Six Additional Live Tracks Added to Classic 1971 Double Live Album One of the greatest double live albums of all time, The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East has been digitally remastered and expanded with bonus tracks, creating for the first time a complete concert experience. The two-CD The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East […]

Warren and Derek, Guitar Slingers (Guitar Player)

By: Jimmy Leslie For Guitar Player, 1 August 2003 Copyright 2003 United Entertainment Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Pop in the Allman Brothers Band’s Hittin’ the Note [Sanctuary]-the group’s first studio album in nearly a decade-and the first sounds to meet your ears are a stomping beat, a swampy blues lick, a warbling slide note, […]

Gregg Allman is Hittin’ the Note in Every Way

By: Tom Lounges For The Northwest Times Few bands in the history of rock have had such impact on music as the self-named Southern-fried blues group founded by two Nashville-born and Florida-bred brothers named Duane and Gregg Allman. The Allman Brothers pioneered the use of double-drummers and were among the first to incorporate the twin […]

Allman Brothers Band Soaring

By Michael Parrish, Special to the Tribune. 31 July 2003 Chicago Tribune Copyright 2003, Chicago Tribune. All Rights Reserved. In its 34-year history, the Allman Brothers Band has had 20 different members, with drummer Butch Trucks being the only constant in the lineup. The group has had to reinvent itself repeatedly to adjust to the […]

ABB finds joy in new musical directions

By: Dave Hoekstra For The Chicago Sun Times 7/31/2003 With sunken cheeks and his hair tied back into a braided ponytail, Gregg Allman now carries the cool aura of Chet Baker. Allman Brothers twin guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks play with improvisational adventure, echoing single-line tones of hard bopster Grant Green. So maybe it […]

A Watkins Glen Retrospective – Summer Jam remembered

27 July 2003 – Star-Gazette, Elmira (c) Copyright 2003, Star-Gazette, Elmira. All Rights Reserved. Thirty years ago, a rock concert bigger than Woodstock took over Watkins Glen By DANIEL ALOI Star-Gazette daloi@stargazette.com The recipe was fairly simple for the largest concert gathering in history. All it took was three top rock bands, a large piece […]

Oteil Says the ABB ‘Keep it Fresh’

By Gareth Peard For: The Times Leader 7/30/2003 Offering up a few minutes to talk on his day off in Chicago, a buoyant Oteil Burbridge thought it important to end the conversation with a suggestive plea. “I’d like to add to all the fans to go buy a Howlin’ Wolf record,” Burbridge said. Had the […]

The ABB Go “Instant Live” with CC

Business Wire July 29, 2003 Today, Clear Channel Entertainment’s innovative new program Instant Live announced a collaboration with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legends, The Allman Brothers Band. Instant Live will record and duplicate live Allman Brothers Band performances during their current U.S. tour, which supports their latest album, Hittin’ the Note. A test […]

Instant Replay – ABB and CC Go Live In NC

By: Steve Morse For The Boston Globe 7/29/2003 How many times have you gone to a concert and wished you had a live recording of it? In the past, the best way to get one was from a bootlegger who charged hefty prices for recordings with quality so poor it could make the dog wince. […]

Theatre Performances Magical for the ABB

By: David Lindquist For The Indianapolis Star 7/25/2003 Theater performances carry a magical reputation in Allman Brothers Band lore. The rock group’s finest hour is considered to be “At Fillmore East,” a 1971 concert recording from New York’s famed but long-closed psychedelic playground. In recent years, the Allmans have played extended runs each March at […]

Allman Brothers Band Delivers True Grit

By: David Lindquist For The Indianapolis Star 7/26/2003 Time is losing its battle with the Allman Brothers Band. As proven Friday night at the Murat Theater, the blues-rock veterans aren’t an oldies act. Instead, this is a muscular crew fulfilling its destiny. The Allmans couldn’t help but be lively for this sold-out theater date — […]

A recharged Gregg Allman has the band hitting new notes

By: Ed Masley For The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette One day, Gregg Allman says, he woke up and his eyes were orange. “That’s kind of a wake-up call there, isn’t it?” The legendary voice behind such classic Allman Brothers Band performances as “Midnight Rider” and “It’s Not My Cross to Bear” is approaching his seventh year of […]

Gregg Allman captures chemistry again with ‘Hittin’ the Note’

By: Robb Frederick For Pittsburgh Live Gregg Allman is getting old. The 60-grit singer is 55 now. His knees creak. He knows when the rain’s coming. His personal trainer comes out to the house, out past the plantation oaks. She has him on the Atkins diet. “This friend of mine, this guy who lives two […]

ABB, Tedeschi Take Charge (Tweeter review, Patriot Ledger)

CONCERT REVIEW Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi take charge Jay N. Miller 14 July 2003 – The Patriot Ledger Copyright (c) 2003 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. About 34 years after its founding, the Allman Brothers Band is still the premier jam band in rock ‘n’ roll. The years and various […]

Tweeter review from Boston Herald, 7/15/03

THE EDGE MUSIC REVIEW; Allmans hit all the right notes DEAN JOHNSON 15 July 2003 Boston Herald Copyright (c) 2003 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. “Tonight’s the last show (of the tour), I think it’s gonna be very special,” Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes said before his group’s 160-minute […]

Tweeter review: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Allman Brothers keeps sound fresh New tunes fortify Southern rock classics Scott McLennan 14 July 2003 Worcester Telegram & Gazette Copyright (c) 2003 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. MANSFIELD — With history behind it and young blood out front, the Allman Brothers Band continues to defy the laws of gravity […]

Allmans Dig Right Down to the Soul (Tweeter review)

ALLMANS DIG RIGHT DOWN TO THE SOUL Steve Morse, Globe Staff 15 July 2003 The Boston Globe Copyright (c) 2003 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. MANSFIELD – To the shock and delight of 13,000 fans, the Allman Brothers Band pulled a few surprises at the Tweeter Center on Sunday. No, […]

Oteil Counts the ABB’s Blessings

By: Scott McLennan For the Worcester Telegram & Gazette 10 July 2003 Reinvention is the mother of The Allman Brothers Band. Through its 34-year history the iconic Southern rock ensemble has made room for many “brothers” as death, drug abuse and degeneration besot the Allmans with a frequency that would have permanently crippled most. The […]

Allman Brothers Band Wows Bluesfest

By: Dennis Armstrong For the Ottawa Sun It was time to get back to some good ole fashioned blues last night with The Allman Brothers at the Bluesfest Main Stage big show. With a little psychedelia thrown in. After hugely entertaining, eclectic evenings with Kool & the Gang, Great Big Sea, Sheryl Crow and Elvis […]

Gregg Allman Tells it Like it Is

By: Steve Morse For the Boston Globe Gregg Allman sounds more like a grizzled baseball manager every day. Listen to him describe the latest lineup of the Allman Brothers Band: ”We got our beloved Haynes back and we had already acquired the kid. And, of course, we had the rhythm section.” To further the baseball […]

ABB are a Force to be Reckoned With

By: A.P. Kryza For the State News “The Allman Brothers rock,” said East Lansing resident Nate Foster as he waited eagerly to see the band Tuesday night at Common Ground. And despite some rain before the show, Foster remained excited to see the band. “I’ve never seen them before, it’s going to be sweet,” he […]

Gregg Allman Pumped about Band, CD

By: Alan Sculley For the South Bend Tribune Gregg Allman said making the new Allman Brothers Band CD, “Hittin’ the Note,” reminded him of being back in the studio with the group’s original lineup. “It really was (similar). It had a lot to do with the vibes,” Allman said. “I mean, the songs just went […]

Allman Brothers Band Keeps on Rockin’

By: Jack Leaver For the Muskegon Chronicle The Allman Brothers Band is kind of like the Energizer Bunny. It just keeps going, and going and going. The forefathers of Southern Rock brought its distinctively blues-based sound to the Muskegon Summer Celebration Thursday night, July 3, giving a standing and dancing crowd of 14,000 its money’s […]

Allman Brothers Band still Rocks Hard Live

By: Malcolm X Abram For the Beacon Journal Apparently the road does go on forever. Gregg Allman and the band that carries his name sang those words about 30 years ago, but Wednesday night, July 2, at Tower City Amphitheater, they once again proved that old lyric to be true. The band has survived the […]

Allmans: New, clearly improved

By: Al Salvato For the Cincinnati Post Without the clean guitar licks of Dickey Betts, fans of the Allman Brothers Band seemed left to wonder whether the group still packed creative might in the studio and on stage. Or was the 34-year run for the legendary blues/Southern rock band over? Betts left the Brothers nearly […]

Winston-Salem Journal HTN Review 7/4/03

DIVINE ALBUM: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND IS BACK IN FULL ROAR By Ed Bumgardner, JOURNAL ARTS REPORTER 4 July 2003, Winston-Salem Journal (c) Copyright 2003 Piedmont Publishing Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Allman Brothers Band, Hittin’ The Note, Peach/Sanctuary/BMG. * * * * (out of four). Thank God for the faithful. For it is the […]

Melinda Trucks in the Spotlight

By: Jan Sjostrom For The Palm Beach Daily News 6/29/2003 Being an artist takes fortitude. It’s an undervalued profession dominated by a star system. Creative blocks rear up. If you’re a woman, with the additional responsibilities of caretaking and homemaking, it can be even more difficult to stick with it. But what if you were […]

Allman leaves turbulent rock ‘n’ roll life behind

By: Robert DiGiacomo For The Press of Atlantic City Gregg Allman has lived the high drama of a rock ‘n’ roll life. A founding member of the influential Southern rock group, the Allman Brothers Band, he has suffered the untimely deaths of his brother and bandmate, Duane Allman, and band co-founder Berry Oakley — both […]

New CD finds Allman Brothers Rejuvenated

By: Malcolm X Abram For The Akron Beacon Journal 6/26/2003 The Allman Brothers Band is old. For the better part of 34 years (with a few breaks in between) the band has toured the country laying down sturdy blues rock with touches of jazz, old school R&B and country. It produced one of rock’s most […]

Allman Brothers Band Jams at Bonnaroo

By: Brian Mansfield For USA Today Positioned just so at the Bonnaroo Music Festival on Friday, one could hear Lucinda Williams’ languid folk-rock, the sweaty saxophone funk of Joshua Redman and the exploratory rock sounds of Tortoise. “I was out in the playground with my kids, and I could hear all three,” Al Schnier said. […]

3 Days of Partying and Music

By: Rita Bauer For The Tullahoma News They came from New York, Missouri, Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois, and every-where in between, and looking at them made a person feel like they were back in the ’60’s. They came for three days of music this Friday through Sunday at the Sam McAllister farm off Brushy Branch Road […]

Nowhere in the World They’d Rather Be

By: Stacy Smith Segovia For the Leaf-Chronicle Bonnaroo sold out — all 80,000 tickets — in just 18 days last spring. And judging from the happy, friendly people populating the 600-acre festival site this weekend, there is nowhere in the world ticket holders would rather be. The festival, held on a pristine farm in Manchester, […]

Allman Brothers Band back from the brink

By: Keith Ryan Cartwright For The Tennessean ”It has to do with the music. It’s under my skin and all up in my cells and into my soul. It is my existence.” — Gregg Allman Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should be a time to celebrate. For many, it’s the […]

Bonaroo 2003: This Year We’re Ready

By: Chip Ramsey For the Gundy County Herald This year, event planners say they are ready for an expected 90,000 people and hope the parking lot that was Manchester last year is avoided. “We were a parking lot by the time the gates opened last year and we just played catch-up the whole weekend,” said […]

Allman Brothers Band Looks Ahead to Summer Tour

By: Rob Evans For LiveDaily The Allman Brothers Band will occupy their summer as they typically do–on the road, playing dozens of concerts at a mix of amphitheaters, festivals and theaters. What’s atypical about this tour is that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members are touring behind a new album–their first new studio […]

All Good — Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes

By: Jimmy Leslie For: Gig Magazine 1 May 2003 The Allman Brothers Band is still one of the top attractions in the live concert industry after over 30 years of touring. Like the Grateful Dead, they’ve always been a draw regardless of whether the new album went gold or not. In fact, a new album […]

ABB Featured in Guitar World Acoustic #60

Alan Paul strikes again with another great Allman Brothers Band interview feature. Appropriately titled “All in the Family,” the five page spread in Guitar World Acoustic No. 60 features great color and black & white shots of the guys playing acoustic, and an interview with Gregg, Warren, and Derek. Subtitled “Guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek […]

Allman Brothers Band Wraps Up Humanitarian Award

The Allman Brothers Band is being awarded the Lena and Joseph Mandelbaum Humanitarian Award at the 3rd Annual Rock and Wrap it Up! Benefit, which will take place June 12 at Pier Sixty in New York City. Rock and Wrap it Up! is an international volunteer food recovery service that feeds the hungry with leftover […]

My Week At the Beacon

By: Lee from Michigan My normal Beacon trip consists of picking one of the 3-day weekends, Thursday thru Saturday. That was the original plan this year as well. Then I got to talking to JodyGirl and she suggested I come on Wednesday because you just never know when a spring snow storm will occur. Good […]

Crossroads

By: Alan Paul For: Guitar World This story should have been up a week ago, so I’m going to dispense with a flowery introduction and cut right to the chase. The Allman Brothers Band 2003 rock all over the place. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing three of their 13 sold-out shows at New York’s […]

A Tale of Two Guitars

By: Ben Ratliff For the New York Times Each year, the Allman Brothers Band repeats a remarkable feat: filling the Beacon Theater night after night in a true New York City residency. As with the late-period Grateful Dead, the group’s records are souvenirs more than essential documents — a couple of live albums in the […]

Allman Brothers Rocks it in NYC

Allman Brothers rocks it in NYC By Rebecca Shields – Johns Hopkins Newsletter March 21, 2003 Thirty-four years later and still jamming like the 1970s, the Allman Brothers hit the stage Saturday night at the Beacon Theatre in New York City ready to recreate the musical magic of years before. The Brothers have often been […]

Band of Brothers Alive and Clicking

By Dan Aquilante For the New York Post, 3/21/03 When you wait long enough, history has a way of repeating itself. Take the Allman Brothers Band, which opened its annual March Madness run at the Beacon Theatre last week. It was more than 30 years ago that the band recorded their seminal, revered live album, […]

Allman Brothers Band Soldiers On

By: Steve Knopper For: Newsday If anybody in rock deserves to sing the line “now all the things that used to mean so much to me/Have made me old before my time,” it’s Gregg Allman. Since he and his brother, Duane, founded the Allman Brothers Band 34 years ago, the singer-keyboardist has had to cope […]

Allman Joy

By: Jim Farber For: The NY Daily News Gregg Allman doesn’t like to mention ex-Allmans guitarist Dickey Betts when he does an interview these days, yet he can’t avoid alluding to him over and over. When Allman talks about the band’s difficulty in writing material during the past decade, or his dissatisfaction with some recent […]

Mixing the Allman Brothers Band

By: Candace Horgan For Mix Online The current incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band is unquestionably one of the strongest they’ve put together in their long history; some fans even believe it is comparable to the original lineup that included Duane Allman, Berry Oakley and Dicky Betts. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the […]

Hittin’ the High Points of Hittin’ the Note

By: Sal Cirrincione For: Rock Daily Gregg Allman recently sat down with us to discuss the new ABB album and the story behind the disc’s name: Gregg Allman: We went in and cut this record over in Hoboken [N.J.]. The first day we went, we got four cuts; the second day we went, we got […]

ABB and Musicians on Call Share the Healing Power of Music

The Allman Brothers Band has generously donated 2 FRONT ROW concert tickets to Musicians on Call! These tickets are for their March 29th performance at the historic Beacon Theater in New York City. Bid now and help Musicians on Call continue its mission of delivering the Healing Power of Music to the bedsides of patients […]

New Safety Measures Expected After Blaze

By Dean Johnson For the Boston Herald Music industry veterans say the use of pyrotechnics in The Station nightclub was a horrible blunder and will bring tough new restrictions on concert special effects. “The idea of doing pyro in a facility like that is suicidal,” said Gary Bongiovanni, editor of the concert trade magazine Pollstar. […]

Draw a Bead on Some Fun

From the Orlando Sentinel. The beads will fly as Universal Studios’ eighth annual Mardi Gras gets under way tonight. We’re talking millions of strands of beads, the ones that are pitched from the colorful floats, 14 of them, designed by Blaine Kern, whose New Orleans company has built Mardi Gras floats since 1932. The theme […]

Allman Brothers Band to Launch 10,000 Lakes Festival

The Allman Brothers Band has been confirmed to play the inaugural 10,000 Lakes Festival 4th of July weekend. 10,000 Lakes is a new music and camping festival that will take place in beautiful Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The Festival will be held at the We Fest amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale 2/21. For more information visit […]

Allman Bros. Lawsuit Over Lost Tapes Dismissed

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by the Allman Brothers Band, ruling that the rockers waited too long to sue Universal Music Group for the return of a decade’s worth of their recordings. The band, whose hits include “Ramblin’ Man,” claimed in their 2001 lawsuit that the […]

Yoo Hoo Bonnaroo!

The Allman Brothers Band is set to appear at the 2003 Bonnaroo Music Festival. Confirmed to take place June 13-15, 2003, the second annual three-day and music camping festival will be held on the same pristine 600-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville as the 2002 fest. Tickets for the 2003 Bonnaroo […]

The Allman Brothers Band set to release “Hittin’ the Note” March 18

The Allman Brothers Band has never stopped rockin’, never been long off the road, never left an audience disappointed. What’s wrong with this picture is that this legendary group, whose catalog includes more than a few timeless, landmark albums, hadn’t laid down any studio tracks in a long while. All that changes on March 18, […]

A Pop Life

By: John Dorschner For the Miami Herald Eric Clapton thanked him for making his music better. So did Ray Charles. And the Allman Brothers. And Aretha Franklin. And many others. It was only the general public who hasn’t heard of Tom Dowd, the late Miami master of studio engineering and music producing. That’s about to […]

Allmans Ready New CD

By: Andrew Dansby For Rolling Stone 12/13/2002 The Allman Brothers Band are putting the finishing touches on a new studio album, which, if it hits a projected March release date, will be its first in almost nine years. The record will also be the Allman’s first with a reconfigured lineup that now includes guitar whiz […]

Buzzy’s Garden

Dan, myself, and two other guys decided about nine years ago to move into our current residence, a home, complete with Japanese garden front and rear. Shortly after we moved in the gardener began to trim and take care of the garden. As it turns out the underbrush was hiding what had appeared to be […]

Butch Trucks Honored With Caregiver Award

By SHANNON DONNELLY Palm Beach Daily News Society Editor Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002 NEW YORK — It’s not like Palm Beachers need an excuse to spend an autumn weekend in the Big Apple, but when there’s a good cause to support, so much the better. The Alzheimer’s Association is a good cause — and its […]

Allman Brothers Better Than Ever

By: Ralph Berrier Jr. The Roanoke Times Really, the Allman Brothers shouldn’t still be this good. The band hasn’t even been a brother act since 1971. Duane Allman died 31 years ago. Berry Oakley died a year later. The group fired charter member Dickey Betts two years ago and hasn’t had a hit album in […]

Warren acoustic shows 7-5-02 & 8-3-02

These shows are well worth seeking out. Here’s the setlists…cause Mulebase doesn’t list them and setlist.com is wrong. 🙂 8-3-02 Patchwork Quilt Before You Came Bounty Hunter Beautifully Broken Tastes Like Wine In My Life Fallen Down Stella Blue w/ Rob Barraco,One Soulshine Thassit!!!!!!! Love ta ya’ll!

The ABB’s a Fire-breathen’, 7-headed, Rock & Roll Monster

By: Ron Everhart mmm…before I go to bed, I decided to drop back by and say that last night (Salem, VA, 9/18/02), we got the Derek Dreams. As much as I love that tune and as many times as I’ve heard it live & on tape, I couldn’t say I’ve ever heard a more muscular, […]

The Allman Brothers Band is Only Getting Better With Age

By: Jim Zahner Savannah Morning News Seeing an Allman Brothers show is a lot like seeing the past come to life. Songs that were written and performed more than 30 years ago still have the same energy and distinct sound that made the band famous. Sure, Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, two original band members, […]

Southbound With JNB & HopHead

By: JNB WOW – finally back to Hot’lanta after a wonderful road trip to FLA with Hophead! We’ve been doing this for about the last decade and this little adventure was one of the finest. It’s always special to see the dTb and the ABB perform in their home state. Lot’s of old friends and […]

It’s Still a Family Celebration

By: Thom Smith Palm Beach Post The Allman Brothers Band has always been about family. From the communal Big House during the pre-fame days in Macon, Ga., to the present of comfortable living and noodling grandchildren, good times and bad, death and divorce, the family has persevered… and thrived. “I’m having a (expletive) ball,” drummer […]

West Palm Beach show, 9/13/02

NEW-LOOK ALLMANS SOUND STILL REIGNS Palm Beach Post 9/15/02 By BILL MEREDITH Jam bands are the music industry’s current rage, even if most are only non-jazz groups that improvise (often because they can’t compose decent music). But 30 years before the term existed, the Allman Brothers Band was pushing the improv envelope – plus composing […]

Warren Haynes On the Record

By: HopHead At the Daytona Beach Oceanside Convention Center last night during the drum solo in the new instrumental, Warren motioned for us to follow him to his dressing room. I was amazed at first, thinking “Who me?” but Warren motioned again and said “C’mon!” We sat down with him for about ten minutes and […]

ABB’s Ruth Ekerd Show is a Magical Doozy

By: Gina Vivinetto St. Petersburg Times CLEARWATER — The Allman Brothers Band invited 2,149 fans at Saturday’s spectacular sold-out show at Ruth Eckerd Hall to join it in its newest incarnation — and it’s a doozy. Founding members keyboardist Gregg Allman and drummer Butch Trucks, who got the band going in 1969 with Gregg’s late […]

Incredible Show!!!

WOW!!! Caught the Brothers in West Palm Beach, FL last night. WOW!! Warren is amazing! Derek is a true artist. The drummers (all three) were so tight! The bassist – fantastic! Gregg was the best I have seen him in who knows how long. Thanks for a memorable night guys. Great musicians, I have noticed, […]

The Flower Guy and His Younger Brother

By Rick de Yampert Daytona Beach News-Journal Entertainment Writer DAYTONA BEACH — Floyd Miles remembers the flowers. His wife had just given birth to their first daughter and his friend — this kid, really, because Miles himself was just 17 — brought flowers to the hospital. Brad Yates remembers how he and his friends often […]

16 Year Old Meets Gregg at a Boxing Match

My name is Jonathan Murphy. I’m from Effingham County Ga. I’m a huge Allman Brothers Band fan. I love all of their stuff all the way back to the Allman Jand the Hour Glass. My dad has always played in bands. He brought me up listening to classic rock, blues and early r&b. I was […]

Allman Brothers Still Magical

By: David Malachowski Times Union Thirty-one years ago The Allman Brothers Band played its first ever concert in Saratoga. On many levels, this year’s burning transcendent set was just as magical as way back then. It was the sunny Saturday afternoon of May 15, 1971, that the ABB, then relatively unknown, stunned the unsuspecting listeners […]

Butch Trucks – Walking in Frodo’s footsteps

By: Jeff Spevak Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY) Butch Trucks’ day is off to a good start. He has just returned from a morning shopping to one of the mega-bookstores near his Manhattan apartment to pick up a DVD of The Lord of the Rings. He has seen the movie 13 times and read the […]

Band of Brothers

By JAMES HEANEY NEWS STAFF 8/16/2002 The road may indeed go on forever for the Allman Brothers Band. Drummer Butch Trucks says he and his bandmates are having the time of their lives. They’re getting along famously, playing better than ever and have finished work on what Trucks said is “the best recording we’ve made […]

Drummer says the Allmans are having fun again

By: Ed Masley Post-Gazette Pop Music Critic Friday, August 16, 2002 Two years ago, the Allman Brothers parted ways with founding member Dickey Betts. Today, it’s like a new band — one with more than 30 years experience, a Hall of Fame induction and such jam-rock classics as “At Fillmore East” and “Eat a Peach” […]

Resurgence in popularity has Allmans feeling ‘blessed’

By: Regis Behe TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, August 15, 2002 Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks is reached in New York City’s Central Park, where he’s watching bandmate Marc Quinones play a softball game. “Aww, Marc!” Trucks cries at one point. “He just dropped one he should have caught.” It’s about the only blemish on a perfect […]

Allman’s Bluesy Show is a Summer Highlight

By: Steve Morse Boston Globe MANSFIELD – A fan sitting next to me couldn’t contain himself. ”It’s not a summer without the Allman Brothers!” he shouted. And he was right. The band and its devotees have become as much a summer fixture as Jimmy Buffett’s Parrotheads or Ozzy Osbourne’s hordes. The Allmans have gone through […]

The Trials & Tribulations of an English Allmans fan!

So here Iam, marooned! Across the dividing ocean that seperates me and my small but loyal band of brothers, fellow Allmans fans, over here in England. Being an Allmans fan in England can be tough. For example: The Allmans NEVER gig over here (which is OK cause we can make pilgrimages over to see the […]

Michael Maher’s Excellent Summer Vacation

By: Michael Maher Thoughts and ramblings and numbers concerning the recent “What I Did on My Summer Vacation”/”Hockey Withdrawal” Tour undertaken by Lana and me: 5,648 total miles driven in the rental Chevrolet Malibu. 5,279 of those miles driven with Lana, who brought, among other things, 1 blender and 1 bottle of rum and 1 […]

Allman Brothers Band Have Perfected the Art of the Jam

Rick Bird Cincinnati Post When the Allman Brothers play what has become their annual summer ritual at Riverbend on Wednesday, they are continuing a tri-state tradition that goes back over 30 years. The legendary band first played here at the area’s famous hippie rock palace, the Ludlow Garage in Clifton. They were almost the house […]

Allman Brothers Band is Back and Energized

Greg Kot Chicago Tribune rock critic Published June 14, 2002 Though less than two years ago it wouldn’t have seemed possible, a retooled and re-energized Allman Brothers will take over the Chicago Theatre for three shows Wednesday, Thursday and June 22. In June 2000, Dickey Betts’ sudden, acrimonious departure had left the Allmans in disarray. […]

Music Industry Raises Its Voice for Radio Reforms

By Greg Kot Chicago Tribune Charging that the radio industry has become a monopoly that restricts airplay of new music and harms artists financially, an unprecedented coalition of musicians, recording artists, labor groups, retailers and record companies has joined with politicians to call for sweeping changes in an industry they call “anti-artist, anti-competition and anti-consumer.” […]

Thanks to Ioannis for new ABB Look

Short and sweet story here — much thanks to Ioannis, ABB fan and creative director of the design firm Vivid Images Worldwide, for the graphics now adorning the header of this site, Hittin’ The Web with the Allman Brothers Band. Does it look familiar? Could be because Vivid Images designed the cover of Where It […]

ABB Discovers TM Secret

The Allman Brothers Band has discovered that TicketMaster presales supposedly limited to American Express credit card holders can actually be accessed by other credit cards. This means concert goers with a Visa, or other major credit card, can purchase tickets to the ABB’s 8/13 Jones Beach show during the TM AmEx pre-sale – or tickets […]

Warren Haynes is Here, There & Everywhere at Jazzfest

Robin Rothman MTV news “This is the 736th time he’s sat in with us,” Blues Traveler’s John Popper joked as guitarist Warren Haynes joined the group for its song “Pattern” at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Thursday evening. “That’s actually the most sit-ins of any band on the East Coast since 1962,” Popper […]

Allman Brothers Band Back in the Studio

The Allman Brothers Band is back in the studio, finishing 4 more tracks for the new CD – “Old Before My Time”, “Firing Line”, the as yet unnamed new instrumental, and another untitled surprise. The CD is targeted for release Q1 ’03. Chalk the Allman Brothers Band up as one of the artists responding to […]

The Fillmore Concerts as a Defining Cultural Text

Matt Bouffard When rhythm and blues met country and put on a white face in the mid 1950s, rock and roll was born and the new genre soon displaced jazz as the dominant popular music in American culture. Though it has suffered periodic lulls in the years since, especially recently, rock and roll must be […]

Cajai Prowls a National Stage in ‘Lion King’

PATRICIA WEISS New York Times Sunday April 14 2002 Last month’s Oscars may offer encouragement to rising stars of color everywhere, but Cajai Fellows Johnson of Bloomfield has not been sitting around waiting for role models like Halle Berry and Denzel Washington to unlatch doors to her future. After years of singing and dancing lessons, […]

Dangerous Mules

April 19, 2002: Gov’t Mule (with Alvin Youngblood Hart) at the Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL. Marley Seaman Traffic was slow, but Brofan still got us to the Riv in plenty of time to see Alvin Youngblood Hart’s set. Alvin is an interesting performer: he played a fairly brief solo electric set that mixed elements of […]

Rare AB CD to help an excellent cause!!

I would like to know if you will help the Allman Brothers Band in their efforts to raise funds for Rett Syndrome. They made a limited edition acoustic CD and gave it to the International Rett Syndrome Association to sell. Only 500 copies are left from the original 15,000. The CDs are available for a […]

Beacon and Beyond: Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks – The Jambands Interview

Ian D’Giff and Dean Budnick Jambands 2002-03-20 The Allman Brothers Band currently is ensconced in New York City, completing its annual Beacon Theater run. This is an active time for the Brothers as they are performing a batch of new songs and are in the midst of recording a studio album, their first since 1994’s […]

Allman Brothers Band, Troy State U, Jan 1971

I went to an Allman Brothers Band concert which occurred as a last minute affair at Troy State University in Alabama in Jan 1971. I believe the date was January 10th, but am not completely sure. As I recall, the ABB’s truck broke down and the band decided to have a show right then, right […]

A Trip To Macon

I guess its about a 2.5 hour drive from Lanett, AL to Riverside Drive and Rose Hill in Macon GA. Of course ya got to get lost between here and there a few times, if ya know what I mean. We rolled into town just in time to catch a hug and some grub from […]

NY Times Beacon Article

Go to 3/10/02 NY Times, or search under Allman and read about the Long-Haired Country Boys… http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/nyregion/10ALLM.html

Design Firm Hits a High Note

March 8, 2002 By Walter Kita New Haven Register Reprinted with permission HAMDEN — Dan Forth knows it’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but he loves it — and so does everyone else at the Hamden design firm Vivid Images Worldwide. More to the point, the company’s clients — bands like the Allman Brothers, King Crimson, […]

Jam Bands Sign on for “Superfly During Jazzfest”

By Jonathan Cohen Gov’t Mule, Medeski Martin & Wood, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Ozomatli, the New Deal, and Galactic are among the acts confirmed for the Superfly During Jazzfest concert series, set for April 26-May 5 in New Orleans. The sixth annual series, staged by promoters Superfly Presents, runs concurrently with the city’s Jazz […]

Allman Brothers Band Plans Theatre Run

Plans are in the works for the Allman Brothers Band to play multiple nights in theatres in June. Cities and venues include: Los Angeles – The Wiltern – June 6 & 7(tix on-sale now) -3rd show is possible! San Francisco – The Warfield June 10, 11 & 12 Denver – The Fillmore June 14, 15 […]

Find Your Super Secret Peach Name

Psssssssst — follow the instructions below to find your super secret Peach name: From the first list, take the name using the initial of your first name. From the second list, do the same with your middle name. From the third, your surname. First List A=Howard; B=Jack; C=Twiggs; D=Joe; E=Butch; F=Marc; G=Bonnie; H=Derek; I=Alan; J=Duane; […]

ABB Album not listed in Discography

I was looking for deals on ABB music at half.com and came across an album titled Still Rockin’. The info claims that the cd is from November 2000. I’ve never heard of it and was wondering if anyone had any info about this album. Is it a live recording? I don’t recognize some of the […]

The Allman Brothers Band, “THE Band of the South”

By Steve Winkler I’ve wanted to write or post this article somewhere for quite some time so that fans of the Allman Brothers Band could read it and reflect on it. I’ve been a musician for 25 years now and love playin’ the blues. I have never heard or seen a band that emulates all […]

ABB “Off the Record” with Joe Benson 2/3/2002

Joe Benson, ARROW 93’s Morning Man in Los Angeles, CA. has an hour long nationally syndicated program in the United States called “Off the Record.” This Sunday February 3rd, 2002 at 10pm, ARROW 93 will broadcast the nationally syndicated program “Off The Record with Joe Benson” featuring the music of the Allman Brothers Band and […]

Allman Brothers’ Tapes Suit Ramblin’ Through Courts

LOS ANGELES(Reuters) – A legal battle over 30-year-old Allman Brothers recordings is rambling through the courts due to “procedural stalling” by Universal Music Group, the band’s lawyer said Monday, pledging to appeal a bid to shift the case to federal court. The popular 1970s rock band, known for such hits as “Ramblin’ Man” and “Midnight […]

Ready? Set. Peak!

The Allman Brothers Band will have you Peakin’ at the Beacon March 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 and 24 this year. These shows always sell out quickly but you may still be able to score a tix via TM . Need some quick travel tips? You got it –fly into LaGuardia, take […]

Billboard Checks in on the ABB’s Beacon Run

The Allman Brothers Band has set March 14-16, 18-19, and 22-23 for its annual extended stand at New York’s Beacon Theatre. Clips from the 2000 edition of the shows were later compiled on the album “Peakin’ at the Beacon,” released that year by Sony/550. For more information click here .

Allman Brothers Band’s Beacon Legacy Continues

According to Pollstar it’s a new year and that means it’s time for The Allman Brothers Band to take up residence at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. The band kick off their touring season with an eight-show run March 14 -23, with ticket prices remaining the same as 2001’s: $45.99 to $65.99. Last […]

Grammy Nomination

I read today that the Allman Brothers have been nominated for Best Rock Instrumental for this years Grammy Awards. The tune is High Falls from the Peakin at the Beacon CD

Tom Dowd Honored by Recording Academy

The Allman Brothers Band, Hittin’ the Web, and the Extended Family Congratulate Tom Dowd and Wish Him Well in His Continued Recovery from Surgery Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Count Basie, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Al Green and Joni Mitchell are recipients of the 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the National Academy of […]

On the Record with Derek Trucks

**Hittin’ the Web EXCLUSIVE** By Kirby Woodard This early spring the Derek Trucks Band came through Raleigh on the second leg of their tour double billing with Eric Johnson and his band. Through collaboration with the DTB’s management, Hittin’ the Web made 2 fanatics very happy by arranging an interview with the man himself, Mr. […]

Jazz Festival Targets Two New Locations

Aspen Daily News 10/29/2001 By Kristen Skirkanich/Aspen Daily News Writer Due to the construction at the Snowmass Club Golf Course adjacent to the Snowmass rodeo grounds where the Janus Jazz Aspen-Snowmass concerts have always been held, the village’s marquee summer concerts will have a new, nearby home for one year. A top coordinator for Janus […]

Fun in the Sun Contest Winners Announced!

Congratulations to Angie Callahan and Jimmy Palumbo, winners of the “Fun in the Sun” contest sponsored by Hittin’ the Web and the Sun Theatre . Angie and Jimmy both won a pair of tix to see Gregg Allman & Friends Sunday, 11/4, at the Sun Theatre in Anaheim by being willing to announce something personal […]

Our Kind of Birds

Late Night with Conan O’Brien made a cute reference to the Allman Brothers Band Thursday, October 4. In the recurring skit “In the Year 2000″, Conan predicted, “It will be revealed that the reason birds fly South for the winter is to see the Allman Brothers Band.” The episode was repeated in the wee hours […]

The Book That Never Was

The book, “The Allman Brothers :The Best Damn Band in the Land”, Guitar Player Magazine(Editor), isn’t going to be released. We expected as much (and mentioned it several months ago), but received a “sincere apology for any inconvenience we have caused you” from Amazon.com this evening. All orders have been cancelled.

The Power of Love

A Chronicle of My Adventures In and Around the Beacon Theater During the Allman Brothers Band’s 2001 Beacon Odyssey by Marley Seaman It was only going to get better. Not much need be said about my status as an Allman Brothers fanatic. Four years of trips to the Jones Beach Amphitheater and New York City’s […]

Allman Brothers Prove Rock Prowess Once Again

Music Review by Dean Johnson Boston Herald Saturday, June 23, 2001 The night began with “Whipping Post.” The Allman Brothers Band opened its extravagant 160-minute concert at the Tweeter Center last night with its tour-de-force song. That’s the musical equivalent of tossing a hand grenade onto a fireworks barge, and that’s just about the way […]

Allman Brothers Keep Their Guitar Prowess All in the Family

By MICHAEL ECK Special to the Times Union First published: Monday, June 25, 2000 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Since their start over 30 years ago the Allman Brothers Band has emphasized a sense of family in its music. But the reinvigorated group that rocked SPAC Sunday night was perhaps more about family than the Allmans have […]

ABB Wows Packed Amphitheatre

By Malcom X Abram The Macon Telegraph 8/10/2001 It was my intention to catch all three of the acts – Susan Tedeschi, Phil Lesh and Friends and the Allman Brothers Band – performing last Sunday at Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, which you may recall was still called Lakewood Amphitheatre last time the Brothers played there in […]

Allman Bros. Working On New Studio Album

Edited by Jonathan Cohen August 13, 2001, 4:05 PM The Allman Brothers Band is working on its first studio album in over seven years and hopes to release it next spring, drummer Butch Trucks tells Billboard.com. Songs such as “Desdamona,” “High Cost of Low Living,” and “Rocking Horse” have already become concert staples and are […]

Allman Brothers’ New Guy Steps Up

Friday, August 17, 2001 Concert review By Chris Varias Cincinnati Enquirer contributor The old, new guy made his presence felt. Warren Haynes, the Allman Brothers guitarist who left in 1997, is back, replacing Jimmy Herring, who in turn replaced original guitarist Dickey Betts, whom the band sacked. During the Allmans’ Wednesday-night show at Riverbend, Mr. […]

Allman Brothers Find Peace and a New Set of Fans

08/16/01 Anastasia Pantsios Special to the Cleveland Plain Dealer It’s a contented Gregg Allman who is calling from Denver. The Allman Brothers Band has played the big annual biker gathering in Sturgis, N.D. Recently married (on May 3) to the woman he’s been with for six years, clean and sober, and newly relocated to Savannah, […]

Allman Brothers Band Works Its Psychedelic Blues Magic

Cleveland Plain Dealer 08/17/01 Anastasia Pantsios About 4,000 to 5,000 hardy classic-rock lovers braved a downpour last night to hear the Allman Brothers Band work its psychedelic blues magic at Blossom Music Center. Thirty-two years after its formation, the ABB contains three original members: vocalist/keyboard player Gregg Allman and drummers Butch Trucks and Jaimoe Johanson. […]

Allman Brothers Bluesy Sounds Great on the Ears

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Monday, August 20, 2001 By John Young Sure, you can call the Allman Brothers Band a Southern rock band. The group originated in the South. The group rocks. But the Allman Brothers Band, particularly the 2001 configuration that played Post-Gazette Pavilion last night, belongs in another category. This is a blues band. And […]

Allmans Reaching New Generations

By REX RUTKOSKI Weekender Correspondent8/22/2001 The Allman Brothers Band plays on. And people are continuing to take notice. “Regardless of lineup, the Allmans remain a nightly wonder,” observes veteran chronicler of the music scene, David Fricke. “In their middle age, they have evolved beyond band-dom into a great repertory orchestra, a rock equivalent of the […]

Haynes is Back, Allmans are Better

Haynes Is Back, Allmans Are Better By ERIC DANTON The Hartford Courant August 27, 2001 Talk about a triumphant return. Four years after leaving the Allman Brothers Band to concentrate on Gov’t Mule, Warren Haynes is back, and he’s running the show. The Allman Brothers wrapped up their latest tour with a stop Sunday at […]

Banding Together

As members of the extended family visited the Guest Book to say they were ok after the tragedy of Sept. 11, I kept thinking about one of our brothers who lives in NYC, who doesn’t post regularly, if at all. We usually correspond privately around the holidays and as Beacon time nears. He’s a peach […]